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Anthony Beckman's avatar

Excellent, thought provoking essay today. I love making connections between seemingly disparate works. That's for stretching my brain a bit this morning.

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Marilyn Phillips's avatar

Totally agree!

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Jordan Holle's avatar

I love this. I've been trying for quite a while to put together some general questions I can keep in mind when reading any book and this is incredibly helpful. It might also be helpful for our book club discussions when we're not sure how to approach discussing a certain book. Thanks for all you do!

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Jeremy Anderberg's avatar

Thanks Jordan!

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Michael Preedy's avatar

Good stuff - thanks, Jeremy! E. M. Forster comes to mind straight away: only connect.

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Bryce's avatar

Only connect! Live in fragments no longer.

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Kevin's avatar

In the three books you mention there are many themes. But for me its the extent one person, a group, or a nation will go to impose their beliefs on another. Believe or be destroyed and the collateral damage this causes. Additionally what it takes to stand up to evil no matter how attractive it is dressed up. Gone with the Wind is one of my favorite books but I know it was in short a propaganda piece for the Lost Cause myth. In spite of that I found it informative as to those attitudes of those who believe the myth and it sent me down a rabbit hole where I ended up reading bios of many of the players in the Civil War. I often find connections between thoughts from one book, movie, or online class to others in different subjects. Nice post.

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Jason Codner's avatar

Great choices Jeremy and love the link to the Great Conversation and the idea that it’s connected, if you know where to look. I have been interested in the Great Conversation for a while and am putting together my personal reading stack so I can properly join the conversation.

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