BeneathHerWords·Jun 4Dispossessed? More like Disheaded. Cluck, Cluck Dead.I’m trying to read The Dispossessed to keep my mentally divergent brain in check today but its been a really hard day because I’m the bad…
Aditya Rizky Darryl Nugroho·Apr 26They call themselves liberatorsThey call themselves liberators, yet they corrupt
Jasira Graney·Mar 10What I’m Carrying After Finishing The DispossessedNow that we’ve almost finished the novel, what stays with me the most is Shevek’s struggle to stay true to his morals. Throughout the…
Yolisday Caraballo·Mar 9The Wall At The End of The Dispossessed Feels More Complicated Than I Expected.At first I expected the ending to give a clearer answer about whether Shevek succeeded or failed. The wall is still there, and neither…
Daniel Rodriguez·Mar 7After Finishing The Dispossessed, I am Wondering if a Utopia is Even PossibleI admit that I had my doubts in the beginning when reading Le Guin’s utopian fiction novel, The Dispossessed. I questioned what could be…
Azriel Rivera·Mar 7Shevek Opening New Doors?The ending of The Dispossessed left me with a lot to think about, especially about what progress and connection really mean. The image of…
Jahn-Manuel Gonzalez·Mar 5Isolationism in North Korea and AnarresI previously drew comparisons between East and West Germany and Anarres and Urras. I used the Berlin Wall to symbolize the separation…
Madelynn Piedrahita·Feb 23The Hardest Choice is Whether to Speak Up or Remain SilentAfter this week, what keeps crossing my mind is how Shevek in The Dispossessed and how difficult it is stand with your beliefs. His beliefs…
Roberto Romero·Feb 22The Cost of Staying SilentThe tension between silence and responsibility continues to think about me after reading this week. The Dispossessed until Chapter 8 is…
Jasira Graney·Feb 18From Feeling to SeeingWhen I first read Gaza in My Phone, I mostly reacted emotionally. One page that stayed with me shows a small figure surrounded by a large…
