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So, You Still Believe in God? commentary on Voltaire's Candide

Posted on Feb 4th, 2009 by Sora Ryu : Salvation and Enlightenment Sora Ryu

  1) The Jew and the Dungheap - One scene that struck me as I read Candide by Voltaire is the "burial" of Issachar, the Jew: "Candide immediately saddled the three horses. He, Cunegonde and... More »

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Thoughts on Ralph Waldo Ellison's "Invisible Man"

Posted on Jan 4th, 2009 by Sora Ryu : Salvation and Enlightenment Sora Ryu

If some events or terms are unfamiliar please don't take my word for it; read the book.     1) Ellison employs the theme of blindness for both his white and black characters. The black characters are... More »

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