Aakash's 20th Century Thoughts

Aakash Vasireddy | 20th Century Blog Post #6 | November 24th, 2020 Today's post: Dr. Rieux Happy Thanksgiving break! As with all my posts, this one will be a bit long. Thanks :) In today's post, I'll be discussing my thoughts surrounding Albert Camus' Dr. Rieux in his novel The Plague, including some of his important character traits and where how crucial his puzzle piece is to the novel. Throughout the story, I have regarded Dr. Rieux as a complex character. There are many characters in this town riddled with plague like Tarrou, Ramon Rambert, Cottard, Father Paneloux, and more. However, here, at the center of all this mayhem, is the doctor Bernard Rieux . There have been many points in the book where Rieux has described his key principles of keeping transparency and being very down-to-earth. This element of his character I find really interesting. As a doctor, Rieux seems to always remain conscious of where his priorities lie, and he keeps his duties straight. He does...

 Aakash Vasireddy | 20th Century Blog Post #5 | November 6th, 2020 Today's post: Final Destination - Our final scenes in The Sun Also Rises In today's post, I'll be covering my thoughts of the final scene with Lady Brett Ashley and our main character Jake Barnes.  We know that through the entirety of the novel, the whole guiding storyline or plot point is the relationship surrounding Jake and Brett as they have a very unique relationship and way of interacting with one another; a way that we see as unconventional for the typical romantic relationship we expected from two characters who have confessed feelings for one another. These two have not been able to be truly and fully intimate and committed with each other due to Jake's sexual injury. Brett goes off with all these other guys like the lovely Robert Cohn, Mike, and the young bullfighter Romero while Jake feels this huge disconnect but still comes running to Brett's side for emotional support . However, in this...