By Mary Ramsey Evans, MA. A Classic Book Club (Richmond, VA) Facilitator* After we discussed “Petrified Man,” (See Litchatte 3/11/2019), we addressed “Why I Live at the PO,” perhaps one
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Eudora Welty – Southern Raconteur
(This Essay was written for the Litchatte Blog by Mary Ramsey Evans, a First Friday Book Club (Richmond, Virginia) facilitator). Last month, I had the privilege of attending the Eudora Welty
Dive Deep and Discover The Treasures of The Pearl
“It is not good to want a thing too much. It sometimes drives the luck away. You must want it just enough, and you must be very tactful with
This Great Gatsby Cover Tells It All
A powerful snowstorm in January 2018 permitted me the opportunity, as the Coordinator of the Classic Book Club near Richmond, VA, to re-schedule our discussion of The Great Gatsby to
Why Did Steinbeck Write The Grapes of Wrath?
In last week’s class, I asked my students at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Richmond, if they knew why John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath.
It Upsets God When You Walk by the Color Purple and Don’t Notice It!
It upsets God, “when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it.” Alice Walker What is the significance of the Color Purple in Alice
A Trip Takes Us: My Journey from Poe to Steinbeck
After retiring, I began to study, teach, and write reflections on several of the most significant American writers of the last two centuries. I started my focus on the
Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder
How much responsibility should a pharmaceutical company when considering the consequences of the potential users of the drugs it is developing? That seems to be the central question and theme
A Confederacy, A Catcher, and A Cornucopia
The Catcher in the Rye* As a cry for liberation from the cult of success that dominated the Eisenhower and Kennedy eras, A Confederacy of Dunces in some ways resembles
Confederacy of the Dunces – Part III
Part III – Confederacy and Slavery Toole challenges the classic American belief in work and self-improvement by weaving a motif of slavery, exploitation, and indenture through the novel’s storylines. Make
