Ayesha DhurueJan 17, 20222 minClassicsLiterary Theme: Existential HorrorA few books that portray the theme of horror. Existential horror relates to the meaning of human existence, our notions of reality, our...
Ayesha DhurueOct 4, 20212 minFilmsA Woman Under the Influence (1974) - John CassavetesA Woman Under the Influence is more aggressively real than it is imagined. It’s a story of a woman, Mabel, benumbed by mental illness and...
Ayesha DhurueOct 4, 20214 minPhilosophyThe Stranger by Albert CamusIn Albert Camus’s The Stranger, you are put in front of the immediate ambiguity of the world. The kind that you experience in ordinary...
Ayesha DhurueSep 26, 20212 minFilmsUzak / Distant (2002) - Nuri Bilge CeylanThis is a film about the loneliness of possessing a self. About existing in the midst of the length and breadth of life that nature...
Ayesha DhurueSep 16, 20211 minFictionThe Sea, The Sea by Iris MurdochThemes of solitary existence, retrospective reflections, and confronting intense suppressed feelings dominate the story so far......
Ayesha DhurueAug 25, 20213 minFictionHarold Bloom on the importance of reading children's literatureHarold Bloom recommends 41 stories and tales and 83 poems for children in his book, Stories And Poems For Extremely Intelligent Children...