Thoughts & Ramblings of a College Student

Alas! Another novel that transcends its time and has even lived to see many iterations of its story line as it relates to us today. In some ways, people generally think we have come very far from the times of courtship and arranged marriages, but when we look beyond the surface, and beyond what’s directly in front of us, we can really see that we haven’t actually changed very much. At the time, they married for wealth, the married out of necessity, and the emphasis wasn’t necessarily on love. It is no secret, that people today still marry for money, out of necessity, and throw love out the window if they need.   In some cultures, today, the notion of an arranged marriage is still even the norm, and what is expected and practiced.              In a similar fashion, the idea of class separation is still very much alive and well, and in some ways, will always be, especially when it comes to relationships. Although it is not vie...

As it goes, when I read any piece of literature, or content, I often like to consider how this pertains to my current life, or our current state as a society and why it would be of any importance to interpret it. As I read the prologue and the wife of bath, I was inherently impressed with how some of these same societal problems, and questions, have transcended through time, and through many iterations still linger around our society today.             In these selections, we actually see a couple of concepts that we are dealing with a lot today in our society, women’s promiscuity, rape culture, and the notion of what it takes to “please” a woman, or figure out what it is she wants. I have to applaud the wife for being a sort of grassroots feminist in exposing her practical view on men and courtship, although it is not a path I personally would take, nor do I necessarily agree entirely with her point of view, the notion of going ...

It was a land before time, where an astonishing individual was born, a girl… Just kidding, it was really just a third world country, where I was born and raised, until things beyond my control would change the course of my life forever. Venezuela, a once rich country, turned to shreds by its corrupt government, is the place I called my home. At roughly 10 years of age, I began the adventure of immigration, and wouldn’t find complete peace until 15 years later when my citizenship to the United States of America would actually be approved.              Within those 15 years, I have coursed through American cities, and through the connections and the encounters have managed to shape my life in a way I would have never even imagined as a child. First I lived in Miami, the closest place to the USA, as they call it. Everyone was from a different country, and we’d joke about how we hadn’t seen an American in weeks. There I learned the...