“I'd say that most of life seems to me to be that way, a mixture of the mundane and the mythic, when you're living the life of the mind.” WayMindSeemsLive LifeMixturesMundane Author:Laurie Foos
“You're thinking about the continuum of life as you load the washing machine or scoop out the litter box.blue-girl-larger Or maybe that's just me. That seems to be an endlessly challenging and interesting way to live.” ThinkingWaySeemsGirlChallengesInterestingMachinesBlueBoxesLoadWashingWay To LiveContinuumInteresting WaysWashing Machines Author:Laurie Foos
“I think that absurdity in literature looks into a lack of meaning in some important and fundamental way. It allows us to ask questions in ways that other forms can't, or in ways we can't using solely traditional means.” ThinkingWayLooksMeanImportantFormAsksLiteratureFundamentalsTraditionalAbsurdity Author:Laurie Foos
“Usually at the core of fiction that has some element of the absurd there tends to be an examination of some societal ills that we should talk about more than we do. And it's funny, of course, so we have that release valve with absurdism. It offers us a safe way to explore difficult subject matter.” WayShouldMatterCoursesDifficultFictionSubjectsOffersSafeElementsCoreAbsurdReleaseExaminationSubject MatterValveDifficult Subjects Author:Laurie Foos
“To me, feminism in literature deals with the female characters being in some way central to the thematic concerns of the book, or that they are agents of change to some degree. In other words, the lens is focused deeply and intensely on the female characters and doesn't waver, which allows for a glimpse into the rich inner lives of the characters.” WayBookCharacterLiteratureDealsRichFeminismDegreesConcernFemaleFocusedAgentsGlimpseLensesInner LifeFemale CharactersThematic Author:Laurie Foos