Kaira Carter
@kairacarter.bsky.social
Ball State English Creative Writing Major!
#367britlit I love that Liv was able to connect architecture and aesthetics to sexuality! It's genius close-reading.
MT: Barry admires Stephen's apartment, thinking about the future he could have. The apartment's combination of wood and metal symbolizes how although things may not seem like they should go together, they can coincide beautifully, referencing Barry's internal thoughts on homosexuality. #367britlit
April 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#367britlit I love that Liv was able to connect architecture and aesthetics to sexuality! It's genius close-reading.
Reposted by Kaira Carter
MT: Barry admires Stephen's apartment, thinking about the future he could have. The apartment's combination of wood and metal symbolizes how although things may not seem like they should go together, they can coincide beautifully, referencing Barry's internal thoughts on homosexuality. #367britlit
April 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
MT: Barry admires Stephen's apartment, thinking about the future he could have. The apartment's combination of wood and metal symbolizes how although things may not seem like they should go together, they can coincide beautifully, referencing Barry's internal thoughts on homosexuality. #367britlit
#367britlit MT: The destructive nature of encoding a novel into data shows how learning is about deconstructing material into its basic parts. To read a novel, one first needs to read the individual words and letters. But once that information has been shredded, it can be reconstructed infinitely!
April 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#367britlit MT: The destructive nature of encoding a novel into data shows how learning is about deconstructing material into its basic parts. To read a novel, one first needs to read the individual words and letters. But once that information has been shredded, it can be reconstructed infinitely!
#367britlit The only reason the trick worked is because Okwe has so many connections. Now the boss is getting a taste of his own medicine!
April 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#367britlit The only reason the trick worked is because Okwe has so many connections. Now the boss is getting a taste of his own medicine!
#367britlit MT: Comparing abstract math concepts to Alice in Wonderland shows just how poetic the world of math is. Like how Alice is always growing and shrinking into a new identity, Ada has to expand her worldview to include what used to be impossible. It's an uncomfortable shift into a new era.
April 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#367britlit MT: Comparing abstract math concepts to Alice in Wonderland shows just how poetic the world of math is. Like how Alice is always growing and shrinking into a new identity, Ada has to expand her worldview to include what used to be impossible. It's an uncomfortable shift into a new era.
#367britlit "Tomorrow we will find you somewhere to live" really puts into perspective that immigrants are just looking for a place to exist and have to jump through so many hoops to stay in one place.
April 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#367britlit "Tomorrow we will find you somewhere to live" really puts into perspective that immigrants are just looking for a place to exist and have to jump through so many hoops to stay in one place.
#367britlit I thought it was weird at the start of the movie how everyone knew Okwe's name. They know him because he works everywhere, but he only has a presence to the people who actually care about him and the immigration enforcement officers out to deport him.
April 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
#367britlit I thought it was weird at the start of the movie how everyone knew Okwe's name. They know him because he works everywhere, but he only has a presence to the people who actually care about him and the immigration enforcement officers out to deport him.
#367britlit It's startling how little Okwe can do about the murder in the hotel without getting in trouble himself. I can only think he's an illegal immigrant. And everyone around him takes advantage of his situation...
April 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#367britlit It's startling how little Okwe can do about the murder in the hotel without getting in trouble himself. I can only think he's an illegal immigrant. And everyone around him takes advantage of his situation...
#367britlit Barrington looked at Maxine's gay friends, heard their names, and outright refused to call any of them by their actual names. And now I only know them as Blowjob Lips, Blondie, and Spaghetti Lolanaise...
April 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#367britlit Barrington looked at Maxine's gay friends, heard their names, and outright refused to call any of them by their actual names. And now I only know them as Blowjob Lips, Blondie, and Spaghetti Lolanaise...
#367britlit MT: Carmel seems to represent the opposite of Barry. She feels guilt for seeking attention from other men, tries to live a conservative lifestyle, and listens closer to women than men. She challenges Barry's viewpoints the same way he challenges her which allows for self-discovery.
April 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#367britlit MT: Carmel seems to represent the opposite of Barry. She feels guilt for seeking attention from other men, tries to live a conservative lifestyle, and listens closer to women than men. She challenges Barry's viewpoints the same way he challenges her which allows for self-discovery.
#367britlit Carmel turning to God in her lowest moments makes sense. She needs the companionship that Barry isn't giving her. But she is also turning away from the religious questions she doesn't want to consider. Why would God let her marry someone who abandons her? Why post-partum depression?
April 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#367britlit Carmel turning to God in her lowest moments makes sense. She needs the companionship that Barry isn't giving her. But she is also turning away from the religious questions she doesn't want to consider. Why would God let her marry someone who abandons her? Why post-partum depression?
#367britlit MT: Barrington represents society's struggle to change and adapt to new ideas presented and embraced by younger generations. Though he wants to adapt and embrace a new life, he feels stifled by the conservative environment around him, keeping him trapped in a cycle of torment.
April 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#367britlit MT: Barrington represents society's struggle to change and adapt to new ideas presented and embraced by younger generations. Though he wants to adapt and embrace a new life, he feels stifled by the conservative environment around him, keeping him trapped in a cycle of torment.
#367britlit After all of the drama with Milkman and Somebody McSomebody, I was not prepared for the cute love story between Ma and real milkman.
March 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#367britlit After all of the drama with Milkman and Somebody McSomebody, I was not prepared for the cute love story between Ma and real milkman.
#367britlit Mini Thesis: Milkman is a character who represents a loss of independence, free will, and enjoyment in life. Their society is so structured and Middle-sister has so little control over her situation that it's inevitable that she loses her will to fight back against oppression.
March 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
#367britlit Mini Thesis: Milkman is a character who represents a loss of independence, free will, and enjoyment in life. Their society is so structured and Middle-sister has so little control over her situation that it's inevitable that she loses her will to fight back against oppression.
#367britlit I'm fascinated that political murders are seen as the everyday in the book, but crimes of passion leave everyone petrified. How can they be both desensitized to murder and terrified of non-political murder at the same time?
March 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#367britlit I'm fascinated that political murders are seen as the everyday in the book, but crimes of passion leave everyone petrified. How can they be both desensitized to murder and terrified of non-political murder at the same time?
#367britlit Mini Thesis: Middle-sister's inability to express her feelings to others and dissect them for herself until much later could be a sign of an underlying mental disability. She could possibly have ASD, explaining her disinterest in the world around her and her fear of relationships.
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#367britlit Mini Thesis: Middle-sister's inability to express her feelings to others and dissect them for herself until much later could be a sign of an underlying mental disability. She could possibly have ASD, explaining her disinterest in the world around her and her fear of relationships.
#367britlit Both cats and dogs are targeted due to their behaviors. Dogs are targeted because people like them, and they warn their owners about danger. Cats are targeted because they are independent and uncaring about their surroundings, like middle sister. Maybe that's why she gets called a cat?
March 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#367britlit Both cats and dogs are targeted due to their behaviors. Dogs are targeted because people like them, and they warn their owners about danger. Cats are targeted because they are independent and uncaring about their surroundings, like middle sister. Maybe that's why she gets called a cat?
#367britlit Mini Thesis: The decision to use descriptors rather than names is a way to ignore the delicate reality they live in, plagued by political issues. If people give someone or something a name, that gives it power and identity. Without a name, they are forced to conform to social standards.
March 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
#367britlit Mini Thesis: The decision to use descriptors rather than names is a way to ignore the delicate reality they live in, plagued by political issues. If people give someone or something a name, that gives it power and identity. Without a name, they are forced to conform to social standards.
Mini Thesis: The Pillowman is a bizarre love letter to classic fairytales and how they use violence to teach children how to behave. In this story, the tales were NOT intended to be followed. Given the fairytale's desire to teach children, it makes sense Michal wanted to emulate it.
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February 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Mini Thesis: The Pillowman is a bizarre love letter to classic fairytales and how they use violence to teach children how to behave. In this story, the tales were NOT intended to be followed. Given the fairytale's desire to teach children, it makes sense Michal wanted to emulate it.
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#367britlit
Even after almost 60 years of trying to atone with for her crime, she still approaches it as if her novel can remedy the problem. She sees that the world can't go the way she wants, but she still clings to her god-like control and accepts praise for it. Did she really change that much? #367britlit
February 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even after almost 60 years of trying to atone with for her crime, she still approaches it as if her novel can remedy the problem. She sees that the world can't go the way she wants, but she still clings to her god-like control and accepts praise for it. Did she really change that much? #367britlit
Mini Thesis: The way Briony views adulthood at the beginning of the book shifts by the end. She originally believed that adults shouldn't need childish stories or happy endings, because they aren't real. She now sees that the childish values she rejected are still valued by adults.
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#367britlit
February 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Mini Thesis: The way Briony views adulthood at the beginning of the book shifts by the end. She originally believed that adults shouldn't need childish stories or happy endings, because they aren't real. She now sees that the childish values she rejected are still valued by adults.
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#367britlit
"Being here, sheltering in a barn, with an army in rout, where a child's limb in a tree was something that ordinary men could ignore..., a whole civilization was about to fall, was better than being there, on a narrow bed under a dim electric light, waiting for nothing" (McEwan 190).
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#367britlit
February 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Being here, sheltering in a barn, with an army in rout, where a child's limb in a tree was something that ordinary men could ignore..., a whole civilization was about to fall, was better than being there, on a narrow bed under a dim electric light, waiting for nothing" (McEwan 190).
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#367britlit
Mini Thesis: This book doesn't just follow Briony's need to atone for her past crime, but also her whole family. Cecelia needs to confront the past and stop ignoring her family. Her family should have listened to her when she stood up for Robbie. Everyone is involved.
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#367britlit
February 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Mini Thesis: This book doesn't just follow Briony's need to atone for her past crime, but also her whole family. Cecelia needs to confront the past and stop ignoring her family. Her family should have listened to her when she stood up for Robbie. Everyone is involved.
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#367britlit
Lola and Briony's description of a lovestruck man as a maniac is not far from the truth, though they do not understand it is a common, human emotion. Even though Briony says she rejects good vs. evil and wants more nuance, she is portraying Robbie as a pure villain and herself as good.
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#367britlit
February 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Lola and Briony's description of a lovestruck man as a maniac is not far from the truth, though they do not understand it is a common, human emotion. Even though Briony says she rejects good vs. evil and wants more nuance, she is portraying Robbie as a pure villain and herself as good.
#367britlit
#367britlit
Mini thesis: Robbie is a representation of masculine control in Cecelia's life. Even though she has a higher social status than him and a college degree, he still insists to do things for her and make assumptions on her behalf, taking her independence from her.
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#367britlit
February 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mini thesis: Robbie is a representation of masculine control in Cecelia's life. Even though she has a higher social status than him and a college degree, he still insists to do things for her and make assumptions on her behalf, taking her independence from her.
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#367britlit