RMST studies - blog post 1

I really enjoyed this read. After having read the two previous novels, this style of writing was certainly refreshing for me. I enjoyed how well it flowed from chapter to chapter and how they were relatively short. Similar to the last two texts, I found the writing to be very descriptive, but that is partially what I loved most for this novel. Each new setting and situation was described so beautifully that it was easy for me to let my mind travel into these spaces . As a lover of romantic movies and books, this reading definitely hit the spot. I particularly enjoy feeling as though I am reading someone’s personal journal entry, which this definitely felt like. I love to journal, but mine are certainly not this graceful! I really loved  how accurately a young girl's first love was displayed. The rollercoaster of emotions between a love so consuming, and a hate that is so intense. Not only that, but the power Ricardo in particular held over her, which I think is often typical in a y...

  While reading Paris Peasant, I was constantly trying to make sense of what was really going on. Prior to starting the novel, I thought that my ability to speak french and the title being “paris peasant” would provide me a leg up, but that was not the case. Although I am not sure of the original language this text was written in, it did not feel french. But, that may also be due to the advanced vocabulary… There is mention in this week's video that the incomplete thoughts create suspension, however for me, it only created frustration.   At some points, small trains of thought would progress from the narrator and I would begin to think I ‘sorta’ understand what's going on…. Then flip to the next page and I would feel completely lost again, but I think that was the point. As a psychology major where my textbooks consist of clear topics which flow nicely from page to  page, this style of writing is totally new and challenging for me. It is frustrating when reading to f...

After having read Proust’s combray, part 1, I was left feeling rather uneasy. As a whole, I found myself having to go over certain sections of this text multiple times in order to try and make sense of the paragraph that I had just read, and sometimes, never coming to a conclusion. The vocabulary used in this text could definitely be described as wordy and descriptive which for me, sometimes created incredible visuals of the environment in my head , and at other times, had me feeling confused with what I had just read. At some points throughout my read, I found myself sitting there reading, yet my mind was wondering and imagining the environments in which were being described. I would almost position myself in the book, and pretend that I was the one laying in bed or watching the light shift around my bedroom from morning to night.  While starting this text off, reading the first few pages, there were beautiful descriptions as to where the story was taking place. This time of rest ...

Hello everyone! My name is Daisy Storey, I’m a third year student in Psychology at UBC. Although it is my third year or my undergrad, it is my first year here at UBC as I recently transferred from the University of Ottawa. So far, I have truly loved living in Vancouver. The change in climate and the beautiful nature surrounding the city is most definitely what I have most enjoyed about living here. But, attending school at UBC is surely second. I've really fallen in love with the campus and my classes here, as well as my professors. Either I have gotten really lucky to date, or the professors at this university are truly awesome.  The main reason I stumbled across this class was while I searched for the literature requirement portion of my degree, however RMST stood out to me in contrast to the other classes listed. There was definitely a sort of mystery to this class that appealed to me as I have never heard of this genre of course before. I think that I was also drawn more toward...