In her compelling memoir „Educated,“ Tara Westover transports us to a world that is seemingly removed from the pinnacles of civilization. This world exists not on a distant continent but within the heart of the United States, a nation synonymous with progress and enlightenment. Westover’s childhood tale, characterized by ignorance and estrangement, proffers a vivid illustration of a life lived at the fringe of modernity. This unique portrayal incites a profound examination of our understanding of modern civilization, its outreach, and the psychological and philosophical repercussions of existing within its periphery. To dissect these complex dimensions, we shall lean on the theoretical frameworks provided by prominent thinkers Jacques Lacan and Jacques Derrida.
When Dreams are Bigger then Fear
“When you haven’t had enough to eat, when your electricity and heat are cut off, you’re not afraid when someone says life is going to be hard. The fear factor was minimised for me. I already knew fear. My dreams were bigger than the fear.“
Born and growing up in Rhode Island in poverty, with parents and grand and great grandparents who also lived in poverty, with her ancestors who were slaves, what was a chance for the little girl to run away, overcome trauma and succeed in life? Well, impossible or minor She was living with siblings in constant fear that her abusive father, an alcoholic, would have killed their mother.
U susret neminovnosti – dan kada su došli Marsovci
Britanski pisac Herbert Džordž Vels se, pored svog francuskog kolege Žila Verna, smatra jednim od rodonačelnika naučne fantastike. Dok se Žil Vern čvrsto držao naučnih dostignuća koja je vešto koristio u svojim delima, H. Dž. Vels je osmišljavao fiktivna uvodeći originalne ideje koje su ostali pisci obrađivali na svoj način.
U Vremeplovu se bavio putovanjem kroz vreme i mogućnošću buduće evolucije, Ostrvo doktora Moroa je surova priča o izigravanju Boga i kvarenja prirodnog poretka, Nevidljivi čovek je, uz Stivensovog Dokotra Džekila i gospodina Hajda, najbolja studija o monstruoznoj prirodi ljudske vrste.
I došli smo do Rata svetova, gde se, ispod marskovske invazije, vešto kritikovala politika kolonijalizma i tlačenja porobljenih naroda.