Not technically. Cixous taught me that pursuing literary studies was thrilling, while JF Powers's stories of parish priests warned me away from studious mediocrity. But I see your point.. Like Joyce, I've been running away from mother church only to keep bumping in to it.
HA! I wonder if those reasons could also be transposed.
Not technically. Cixous taught me that pursuing literary studies was thrilling, while JF Powers's stories of parish priests warned me away from studious mediocrity. But I see your point.. Like Joyce, I've been running away from mother church only to keep bumping in to it.
1. The Exile of James Joyce, by Helene Cixous. The reason I went to grad school.
2. Prince of Darkness, by JF Powers. The reason I left the church.
1. Tulips & Chimneys by e.e. cummings
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by ken kesey
Both encountered in my mid- teens. Before that I thought I wanted to be an aerospace engineer; after, I thought I wanted to be a poet.
Great choices.