#sister carrie

[el-im]

#sister carrie #library

[not-thought-out-musings]

Once the bright days of summer pass by, a city takes on that sombre garb of grey, wrapt in which it goes about its labours during the long winter. Its endless buildings look grey, its sky and its streets assume a sombre hue; the scattered, leafless trees and wind-blown dust and paper but add to the general solemnity of colour. There seems to be something in the chill breezes which scurry through the long, narrow thoroughfares productive of rueful thoughts. Not poets alone, nor artists, nor that superior order of mind which arrogates to itself all refinement, feel this, but dogs and all men. These feel as much as the poet, though they have not the same power of expression. The sparrow upon the wire, the cat in the doorway, the dray horse tugging his weary load, feel the long, keen breaths of winter. It strikes to the heart of all life, animate and inanimate. If it were not for the artificial fires of merriment, the rush of profit-seeking trade, and pleasure-selling amusements; if the various merchants failed to make the customary display within and without their establishments; if our streets were not strung with signs of gorgeous hues and thronged with hurrying purchasers, we would quickly discover how firmly the chill hand of winter lays upon the heart; how dispiriting are the days during which the sun withholds a portion of our allowance of light and warmth. We are more dependent upon these things than is often thought. We are insects produced by heat, and pass without it.

Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie (1900)

This description of winter really struck me when I read it.

#good writing #theodore dreiser #sister carrie #turn of the century #american literature #winter

[chloesimaginationthings]

Vanny has a FNAF game question for Michael..

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #michael afton #fnaf vanessa #fnaf vanny #fnaf #sister location #security breach #fnaf help wanted #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #a very unserious comic idea that appeared in my head #Michael is just proving he’s THE GUY #must be weird for Vanny to learn about the whole Afton thing thru game development etc #and then meeting the guy it’s based off of #The pixel art was spot on to Michael carries his energy #idk how Michael feels about all the games about his life #he’s probably just past it like nothing he can do now 💀 #why not embrace his status BAHA

[krazieka2]

Fe3h did not have a beauty pageant sequence, but if it did I'm 99% sure this is how it would go

#carrying over my posts from twitter choo chooooo #fe3h #2023 art #fe3houses #fire emblem #what commentary tag could I possibly add to this #flayn has a lil shark fin nose and i think that's cute #sylvain was completely on board with this idea and im sure it was in a completely normal way #it was Hilda and Dorothea's idea first probably #this is why the game never let them support #holst traveled miles just for the opportunity to brag about his sister #no one told him this was happening he simply smelled it in the air

[heritageposts]

The grandfather, who is also blind as a result of severe diabetes, feels isolated despite having his family around him. "If an air strike targets the house or the neighbourhood, I cannot move, not even using the wheelchair. I am completely paralysed, I cannot see and I can barely hear and move my arms. What has helped me is that we evacuated by car when the situation was less dangerous," Abujubein told MEE. . . . "What did the world that has long talked about human rights and the rights of people with disabilities do for us? My granddaughter has a subject about human rights in school. The first time they learned about people with disabilities, she was happy that she could reflect on me," Abu Jubein laughed. "She came to me repeating what she had learned about their rights and how they should be given a special treatment." "Now where is this special treatment? Did the world at least call for the evacuation of the displaced from Gaza until the end if the attacks?" "Even hospitals are targeted. When the Israeli occupation started bombing hospitals and then besieged al-Shifa Hospital, we thought that this would be the start of an international revolution against the occupation, because the protection of patients and children inside hospitals is the core value of human rights." "But, surprisingly, nothing happened."

. . . full article on MME (18 Nov 2023)

#palestine #israel #gaza #disability #there's also a story earlier in the article about a sister having to carry her six-year-old disabled brother for several kilometers #deciding to leave his wheelchair at home because they'd heard stories of IOF soldiers who wouldn't let people pass with anything #but their ID card #the whole thing is just harrowing to read #but the image of the granddaughter learning about disability rights at school and excitedly relaying them to her disabled grandfather...

[waltz-of-words]

“Thus in life there is ever the intellectual and the emotional nature—the mind that reasons, and the mind that feels. Of one come the men of action—generals and statesmen; of the other, the poets and dreamers—artists all.”

― Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie

#quotes #books #book quotes #sister carrie

[cussinggrizzly]

@crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington 's designs are so adorable I Had to at least doodle them.

#art tag #re8 #lady dimitrescu #dimitrescu sisters #ethan winters #karl heisenberg #I HAD TO DRAW THEM THEY R SCUTIE #I hope u don't mind if I doodled the sisters since they don't have designs yet #help my handwriting is so bad #MY HYPERFIX ON RE8 HAS ME GOING CRAZY AND UR ART HAS BEEN CARRYING IT BTW <3

[carm3n-carm3n]

me at homecoming be like

#girlblogging #girlblogger #lana del rey #femcel #coquette #lana del rey aesthetic #coquette dollete #coquette girl #dollete aesthetic #female manipulator #the virgin suicides #lisbon sisters #lisbon girls #jennifer’s body #jennifer check #megan fox #carrie 1976 #carrie white #carrie #sissy spacek #lana del ray aka lizzy grant #lizzy grant #divine feminine #hyper femme #femme fatale #female rage #female hysteria #hyper feminine #the female gaze #dark femininity

[el-im]

#sister Carrie #library #nau #on chasing two hares

[not-thought-out-musings]

There is nothing in this world more delightful than that middle state in which we mentally balance at times, possessed of the means, lured by desire, and yet deterred by conscience or want of decision.

Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie

#books #literature quotes #american literature #turn of the century #theodore dreiser #sister carrie #nineteenth century #20th century

[carolinemillerbooks]

New Post has been published on Books by Caroline Miller

New Post has been published on https://www.booksbycarolinemiller.com/musings/theodicy-and-true-lies/

Theodicy And True Lies

I’ve told this story before. Theodore Dreiser gave a lecture at a university where a young man seated in the audience was writing his doctorate on Dreiser’s, Sister Carrie. After the presentation, the student collared the author to talk about his dissertation, hoping to validate his theories. Dreiser listened without interruption until the student had finished. In the silence that followed, Dreiser’s eyes widened. “Did I do all that?  I never knew.”   Theodicy is the word that describes this phenomenon. It’s the notion that no creator is fully in control of his or her work, not even God. How else are we to account for Satin?  And please, no yammering about our ignorance of God’s will. If we don’t know His will, then we can’t be certain there is one. By outward appearance, Satan poses consternation to both God and man.  If that isn’t the case, our Lord exposes Himself to charges of both masochism and sadism. About theodicy, one writer adds, “It is an unfortunate but reliable truth that creators tend to recognize their oversights only after it’s too late to undo them.” (“Start,” by Meghan O’ Gieblyn, Wired, June 2022, pg. 28.) The internet is an example. Visionaries saw their invention as a vehicle that would share knowledge and set truth free.  The plan succeeded during Arab Spring.  Too quickly, however, those with more ignoble ambition saw that these same communication channels were capable of carrying disinformation.  Vladimir Putin uses the web to mislead his citizenry about the course of his Ukraine invasion, for example. Today, communication channels once envisioned to belong to everyone are in the control of six major platforms: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Netflix, and to a lesser degree, Twitter. (Ibid), pg. 29)  An internet without them is hard to envision.  Unfortunately, centralized power tends to narrow our vision rather than widen it. People see what these corporations want them to see. In exchange for a limited horizon, we subject our personal information to data mining, mass surveillance, and ideological polarization. (Ibid, pg. 29) Writer Meghan O’ Gieblyn concludes, “… ‘visionaries’ of our age are not divine entities but ordinary humans who have stumbled upon magical instruments they do not fully understand.” (Ibid, pg. 20)  When lies pass for the truth, it’s little wonder that scientists who dedicate their lives to veracity are worried.  Says one, “I don’t remember feeling as horrified about the need to actually defend science in our lifetime as in the last four or five years.”  (Catalyst, Vol. 22, Spring 2022, pg. 20)  Dr. Anthony Fauci’s experience during the covid pandemic is a depressing example of what the expert means. A physician-scientist, immunologist, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Chief Medical advisor to the President, he has been the target of know-nothings who fail to grasp how viruses work. Their ignorance has exposed our society to so many iterations of the disease that, despite vaccines, we can no longer hope to rid ourselves of the affliction. Instead, we are condemned to live with it. Having lost our war against covid, we seem ready to do the same in our efforts to control climate change.  Little wonder those who prefer to spend their lives peering through microscopes and telescopes are shifting their attention to politics.  They hope “increase the role of science and scientists in democracy-building efforts.” (Ibid, pg. 7.) To that end, The Union of Concerned Scientists has launched a school for science advocates to combat the plethora of misinformation.  Unfortunately, American culture has never shown respect for information. We’d do well to remove “In God We Trust” from our currency and replace it with,  “My ignorance is as good as your knowledge.” – Isaac Asimov – 

#America's devotion to ignorance #Covid virus #Dr. Anthony Fauci #internet platforms narrow our vision #Meghan O' Gieblyn #science and politics #Sister Carrie #theodicy #Theodore Dreiser #Ukraine invasion #Union of Concerned Scientists #Vladimir Putin

[simplyavatrice]

'smokeshow' sister beatrice

#sister beatrice #warrior nun #avatrice #warriornunedit #avatriceedit #sisterbeatriceedit #kristina tonteri young #it's the way she carries herself #like the confidence in her body and the fluidity in how she moves #like good lord #kty's physical acting is incredible #that and she's just gorgeous lmao #myedits

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Hi! I hope this is okay but I would love to hear more of ur thoughts about the Yunmeng siblings because they are important to me and your tummy hurt comic hasn't left my brain as just,,, such good immediate characterization! ^^ Thanks!

I have too many thoughts on the Yunmeng siblings to fit into a succinct post, but I can offer you a Jiang Yanli addendum to the tummy hurt alignment.

#ask #poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #jiang yanli #They way I analyze characters is in two layers - the first is how these characters act as literary devices #(i.e. their relationship to the protagonist and themes of the story) #And the second is who they are as independent characters. #Which means I have extensive thoughts on JC and JYL on a scene to scene basis as well as overall thoughts. #The tummy hurt comic was always about the different ways we process grief #and Jiang Yanli's role as the 'comforting older sister figure' despite the hurt she carries in her heart truly fascinates me. #I can relate in the sense I find it easier to care for others than care for my own grief. #But that grief caught me eventually. And it was ugly and raw. #JYL is grief in rose tinted glasses (minimized). JC is the messy chaos of grief when raw and exposed. Clever move to make them siblings!

[wingedsilva]

I give you... spidey ava and her well-dressed overprotective girlfriend roommate!

bonus:

#avatrice #warrior nun #my art #ava silva #sister beatrice #spidey ava #kristina tonteri young #alba baptista #honestly the mushroom sweatshirt I want it so bad lol #put your fav in the tags i love when u guys do that #my fav is sweet ava holding her mask #followed by bea carrying her over her shoulder bc she's a MENACE #enjoy guys ❤️

[keeperofthebox]

i’ve always noticed kai is the team’s ragdoll but this gif confirmed he actually likes it… this is everything to me

#kai ninjago #nya ninjago #ninjago #keeperofthebox art #kai smith #nya smith #making your 5’5 sister carry around your just under 6 foot ass around for fun bc she’s buffer than you > #rgb #Every day i inch closer to deleting this you all liked it too much

[waltz-of-words]

“All men should be good, all women virtuous. Wherefore, villain, hast thou failed?”

― Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie

#quotes #books #book quotes #sister carrie