The Cunning and the Cost
This short passage, written in a restrained, almost documentary prose, begins like a naturalist's field notes. We are told of the cunning and caution of the Ussuri panther—an intelligent beast, attempting to outwit the humans who track it. The writing builds a sense of respect for the animal, detailing its clever strategy of hiding on a bough opposite its tracks, a creature perfectly in tune with its environment.
But the tone shifts sharply and brutally in the final three sentences. The narrative of a living, thinking creature is severed by the cold, detached line: "When we skinned the panther..." In that moment, a beautiful nature sketch transforms into a quiet tragedy about the collision of two worlds. The story is not just about a hunt; it's about the abrupt and final cost that the wilderness pays when it encounters man.
A powerful reminder that behind every trophy lies a story of intelligence and a lost fight.
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Gateway Books: The lessons of a defunct canon
https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/gateway-books/
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New summer #onlineclass for #homeschool kids and everyone else. #summeronlineclasses #starwarscamp It's STAR WARS CAMP ONLINE! Bring your expertise for a deep dive with a lit prof with books on #starwars. Boost #literaryanalysis the really fun way! #maythe4th athenasacademy.com/courses/star...
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Hi, I'm Cat! 🐈⬛ I'm a queer anime and figure skating fan from Germany. #YuriOnIce has been my current obsession for the last couple of years and I'm working on a series of #viktuuri-centred fanfictions that expand canon. When the mood strikes, you will find me post the occasional character or plot analysis because I love analysing the things I obsess over.
I have no idea how this platform works, but after nuking my account on the dead-bird site for moral reasons, I'm eager to try out new things. Looking forward to meeting other skating fans and #YOI fans who love canon discussions!
#introduction #yuri-on-ice #yoi #viktuuri #figure-skating #fanfiction #writing #literary-analysis #media-analysis #queer #canon #canon-compliant-writer #viktuuri #viktuuri
Ah, yes, another deep dive into Fitzgerald's mysterious ties to WWI—because clearly, we haven't dissected that enough. 🎩✨ Who knew the Great Gatsby was actually a footnote in an endless museum tour brochure? 📜🤷♂️
https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/borne-back-ceaselessly-past-fitzgerald-gatsby-and-wwi #Fitzgerald #WWII #GreatGatsby #LiteraryAnalysis #MuseumTour #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.wacoca.com/life/217783/ The Green Mummy 🏺💚 By Fergus Hume #Adventure #AUDIOBOOK #BookDiscussion #BookLovers #BookRecommendations #BookTube #ClassicLiterature #Drama #EngagingReads #FergusHume #Fiction #HandCream #HistoricalFiction #LiteraryAnalysis #LiteraryFiction #LiteratureLovers #Mystery #ReadersOfInstagram #ReadingCommunity #storytime #supernatural #Suspense #TalesOfIntrigue #TheGreenMummy #thriller #TOCCA（トッカ）ハンドクリームクレオパトラの香り #yt:cc=on
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Why all the WORST People LOVE The Lord of the Rings
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z-uvUC-ooOo&si=lN0GjHLsHoDqxJG1
Season Two Episode Nine: Reframing Narratives with Ecocriticism With Dr Jenny Kerber for Solarpunk Presents Podcast
In this episode, Ariel discusses the topic of ecocriticism with Dr Jenny Kerber, Associate Professor of English at Wilfrid Laurier University.
What is ecocriticism? Why is it important, especially for environmental activists and solarpunks, as a narrative reframing device? Solarpunks work very closely with speculation and imagination and as architects of the narratives by which we live our lives, it helps to have tools like ecocriticism at our disposal.
Join Ariel and Dr. Kerber to think through terms like “wilderness” and “nature” and “the Anthropocene”. How do we hold on to hope, despite critical engagement with the dark side of our environmental narratives?
https://youtu.be/uSz6YvhVsLI?si=SPluDH0RI9xItOiT
#Episode #Season2 #YouTube #solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #podcast #narrative #NarrativeChange #Ecocriticism #EnvironmentalStorytelling #ClimateChangeLiterature #LiteraryCriticism #LiteraryAnalysis #Theory #Academia #Scholarship #WilfridLaurierUniversity
#Dune #FrankHerbert #ScienceFiction #SciFi #LiteraryAnalysis #PoliticalAnalysis #TheKavernacle
Why Elon Musk and The Far-Right LOVE DUNE (and how they don't understand...
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vusjRPQwUmc&si=o-finMk75l41IHVF
From #StarTrekTNG to #StarTrekPicard, Sir Patrick Stewart maintains a performance of the perfect Tormented Hero, carefully avoiding a backslide into a Tragic Hero figure by his commitment to ethics without allowing them to slip into dogmatism
His character alone is a masterpiece of writing and performance, but then, so is every other character in every series
Makes you think, doesn’t it?
#StarTrek #SciFi #TVShows #LiteraryAnalysis #CharacterAnalysis #ParamountPlus
The power of poetry in the real world is to increase creativity and formation of news ideas .
#news #poetry #AfricanPoets #literarycommunity #poetryeorkshops
#literaryanalysis #spokenwordpoetry #poetrycollections #literature #science
https://www.mtemwapoetry.blog/2024/07/the-power-of-poetry-in-real-world.html
A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva: A Riveting Book Review
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June 30, 2024 at 08:22PM
I wonder if the common literary trope that wealth and obsessing over wealth is the path to madness (think Tolkien's dwarves) is the result of heavy metals and jewels being absolutely contaminated with lead.
:thinking:
busybee: fluffy rambles: Baby, It's Cold Outside https://beesbuzz.biz/blog/6479-Baby-Its-Cold-Outside #LiteraryAnalysis #Music #Blog
G.H. Hardy talks about the 'real mathematics,' which is often misunderstood under the facade of symbolic abstracts. It is to be considered perhaps as a pattern of ideas—those that are not repetitive but original, like an art. Perhaps it is an art when practiced in an aesthetic way. The inspiration is fueled by one's curiosity and commitment, which is necessary for making sense out of the jitter of number patterns.
Hardy also discusses the impact of the subject and calls it harmless, yet contradicts his thoughts afterward.
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All's Well is my second Mona Awad novel after I fell in love with Bunny earlier in the year!
I had a lot of fun reading it and picking it apart. I've written a long post sharing all my thoughts on characters and themes.. but there is also a mini review in there if you don't have the stamina for all that, or if you don't want spoilers!
#BookBlog #BookBlogger #Bookstodon #BookReview #LiteraryAnalysis #MonaAwad
Taylor Swift’s song “Speak Now” implies the existence of “the type of boy who should be marrying the wrong girl.”
I find this concept fascinating — some boys should marry the wrong girl! Who are these boys? I need details! Are they mean? Livin’ in a big ol’ city? Enchanted to meet me?
Discover the layers of meaning in Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. From violence to redemption, this blog post delves into the timeless themes of the acclaimed novel.
https://www.eliza-ng.me/post/bloodmeridianan/
#BloodMeridian #CormacMcCarthy #literaryanalysis
This is just...er...pretty extraordinary and also unsettlingly familiar
#autism #literaryanalysis
(may help if played back at 0.75 speed)
"welcome to the dark side, we have stim-toys"
Prophetic analogy we think to mankind’s relationship to the earth. We are vampirizing the earth until we are all utterly the living dead. #literaryanalysis #ecology #environment #vampire #vampires #Nature #earth
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