Somewhere in war-torn Italy

Hello again readers, and welcome back to my blog! This post will be my fifth and final, so if you've missed any of my other posts be sure to check those out. In this post, I'll be focusing primarily on the major theme(s) of the novel, and, as this assignment is for my AP English Literature class, what makes the novel "AP" quality? If you didn't get a chance to read last week's post about the film compared to the novel, I'll give another brief overview of how the story came to an end.  After Kip hears that the Atomic bomb has been dropped on Japan, he goes into a state of frenzy. Kip takes his rifle into the villa, marches into Almásy's room, and points it at him. Kip unleashes his frustration and anger on Almásy, denouncing the history of racial oppression at the hands of countries like America and the United Kingdom that has pervaded the history of the world.  After his outburst, Kip decides to get as far away from the villa as he can. ...

Hello again readers, This time around I read the last two chapters of the novel: "The Cave of Swimmers," and "August." I also watched the 1996 film adaptation of The English Patient , starring Ralph Fiennes, Kristen Scott Thomas, and Juliette Binoche.  In this post, I hope to give a brief overview of the final two chapters and also discuss the film adaptation in comparison to the novel. "The Cave of Swimmers" In this chapter, we learn more about The English Patient's romance with Katharine during his years exploring the North African desert. Katharine's husband Geoffrey, a member of The English Patient's group, decides to throw The English Patient, who at this point is known to be the Alm á sy Caravaggio speaks of, a party. At this party, Katharine reads a story from Herodotus' The Histories. It is the story of Gyges, a King of Lydia. In the story, Gyges' predecessor Candaules tells Gyges of his wife's beauty, and instructs ...