Trump’s weekend Gatsby-style party brings to mind another novel: Dickens’s “Tale of Two Cities.”
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DJT Goes Gatsby but Think Dickens
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Best of Times or Worst of Times?
The opening lines of “Tale of Two Cities” capture our reality only too well.
Trump Finds Covid Victims a Nuisance
Trump focusing on his own misery while ignoring the millions suffering from Covid is comparable to the French marquis in “Tale of Two Cities.”
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A Tale of Two Realities
The U.S. celebrating the opening of the Jerusalem embassy while Israeli soldier kill scores of Gaza protesters bring to mind Dickens’s “Tale of Two Cities.”
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Cruz as Beowulf? Try Grendel
Thursday Normally I would be delighted with a New York Times article that matched up presidential candidates with works of literature, such as Ted Cruz with Beowulf, Hillary Clinton with Persuasion, and Bernie Sanders with Around the World in 80 Days. This piece, however, strikes me as so uninformative that it’s all but useless. I’ve tried […]
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Who Is Your Favorite Dickens Character?
Characters from Dickens novels reside so deeply within us as to become virtual lifelong friends.
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