Discussion Notes: The Mark on the Wall

Find this week’s story here:  The Mark on the Wall by Virginia Woolf

Next week’s story:  A Rich Man by Edward P. Jones

Rated: Clean

Gerald, Rammy, and Anais discuss “The Mark on the Wall” by Virginia Woolf, and struggle to separate thesis from plot. Rammy’s need for a story outweighed Anais’s appreciation of Woolf’s philosophical points. Gerald notices a motif across Woolf’s short stories: snails.

For those wondering where Maya has been, she’s been taking the summer off to get her adventurous life as an artistic digital nomad in order. She’ll be back!

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Discussion Notes: Kew Gardens

Find this week’s story here: Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf

Next week’s story: Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway

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The Literary Roadhouse hosts discuss Virginia Woolf’s “Kew Gardens.” The story left the hosts divided, with Gerald and Rammy craving more plot. All four hosts debate who the protagonist and the narrator are (the snail?!). The short work reminded Rammy of a painting, and the exercise took Anais back to a college-level art class. Meanwhile Maya gushes over one of her favorite authors of all time.

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