As the curtains draw on the fourth season of LIT Society, our book podcast, and our baby, it’s a moment brimming with sentimentality and anticipation for what’s to come. This season, we’ve embarked on a…
Two men have formed an unlikely friendship, traveling from place to place, working toward one united dream: Owning their own ranch, a place in the world where they’ll belong. This dream becomes their life’s purpose, but it is as unreachable as happiness.
Obi Okonkwo, grandson of deceased village leader Okonkwo, is returning to Nigeria from England after earning a proper British education. He quickly finds his world is riddled with bribes and corruption, but Obi is determined never to accept an illegal payment and never compromise his principles. But as his black-and-white world becomes grey, he must wrestle with who he truly is versus who he’d like to believe himself to be. Does his African culture and Western lifestyle render him a hypocrite, and if so, which world is to judge him, the black world or the white?
Keke Palmer, brought up a well-known theory regarding the story: Jay Gatsby was a black man, and Fitzgerald hid the evidence in plain sight within the dialogue and descriptions. However, is this theory credible? Let’s discuss.
Two young lovers from feuding families fall deeply in love and secretly marry. Due to a series of unfortunate events and miscommunication, they both tragically find their end. Before the final curtain, we will experience love, desperation, and the destructive nature of hatred.
This week, we follow one curious and imaginative young girl down a rabbit hole and into a strange and surreal world called Wonderland. In Wonderland, she encounters a cast of eccentric characters, including the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts, and experiences a series of absurd and nonsensical events. Throughout her ordeal, the girl must learn important lessons about growing up, identity, and the power of imagination.
One decorated military commander falls in love with and marries a woman whose love and devotion to him are only exceeded by the hatred and jealousy held for him by his closest companion. Ultimately, madness and isolation will lead the commander to make the most regrettable mistake, sacrificing his world and killing his happiness.
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