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Closely Reading
essays & musings about literature, film, and art from a literature phd, plus a book club for close readers
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The Grapes of Wrath
The final chapters + what to read next
"I've wanted so badly for it to be good"
The penultimate chapters of The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 24-26
Hot water + re-humanizing
"This here camp is a organization": The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 22-23
Writing in my books
A deep-dive on my annotation style
Cue the Darth Vader music...
The architecture of imperial ideology in The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 19-21
Pineapple cream pie + dreams of an ice box
Dreams sour this week, in The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 14-18
5 essential works of literary criticism
Explore a curated shelf of reading recommendations from a literature PhD
Meeting the Joad family
Going on the road with The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 8-13
Literary techniques abound: from noir and doubles to parables and proletarian hallmarks
Close reading The Grapes of Wrath: Chapters 2-7