A Review: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“He is stupid, I won’t argue with you about that, but perhaps a normal man ought to be stupid, how do you know? Perhaps it’s even very beautiful” – Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes From Underground Perhaps intelligent men think too much about living and what it means to live. The beauty of life is in living...

August 16, 2019

Home-Coming: A Short Story by Franz Kafka

In his short story entitled Home-coming, Kafka explores the various emotions one feels upon returning to a place, a thing, or a person, after an absence. In this case, the character is returning to the home of his childhood, and to the people who live there. We do not know the character’s name or how long...

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July 4, 2019

On Vulnerability: The Self We Hide Behind a Shield

Everyone has two selves which can be defined as: the social self, which is how we appear in the world and in relation to others – that is, who we are with strangers, and, perhaps to a lesser degree, family and friends – and the other self; this may be said to be the “true...

June 9, 2019

What Is a Soul? Discovering the Human Spirit in Literature

The human spirit has been defined as “the nonphysical part of a person which is the seat of emotions and character; the soul.” This mysterious entity, which is shapeless, ageless, and ambiguous, has confused and baffled people throughout history. It has been described as the essence of a person. It is, in itself, indefinable, and...

A Review: Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Home-Coming: A Short Story by Franz Kafka

On Vulnerability: The Self We Hide Behind a Shield

What Is a Soul? Discovering the Human Spirit in Literature

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