Will A.I. change how people read lit, as this New Yorker article claims? Uh, no.
Tag Archives: Charles Dickens
No, A.I. Will Not Change How We Read Lit
Trump’s Pecksniffian Trans Ban
Trump’s executive order banning trans from the military has been described as Pecksniffian, an allusion to the villain in Dickens’s “Martin Chuzzlewit.”
Pickwickian Anger at Dems’ Surrender
As I watch Democrats surrendering to Trump in advance, I am as appalled as Mr. Pickwick is when he watches his lawyer praise opposing counsel.
Jo, Nell, Tiny Tim Needed Vaccines
Victorian lit is filled with scenes of children dying of diseases we now have cures for. Does Trumpism want to go back to those days?
Responding to the Verdict: Trump & Fagin
How did Trump feel as the verdict was delivered? Perhaps like Fagin in “Oliver Twist.”
Literature on Why Taxes Are Good
Edgar A. Guest has a fun poem in favor of taxes. And Dickens unloads on those with money who avoid paying them.
GOP Politicians as Dickens Villains
Certain GOP pols are behaving like Dickens villains when it comes to the poor.
Pachinko and the Miracle of Teaching
Min Jin Lee’s “Pachinko” has a scene that goes to the heart of literature teaching.