In this article, Ava Chambers PO ’28 reviews the movie adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë remade by Emerald Fennell. She praises the beauty of the scenery but laments some major deviations from the source material.
Tag: Literature
OPINION: You should judge a book by its cover
The age-old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover” is a good directive in general life, but Elias Diwan PO ’28 argues we can leave that judgement to the door when it comes to actual books. Book covers have become a site for formulation and homogenization, Diwan believes that we shouldn’t leave the cover at the door.
Humanities studio presents Stephanie McCarter on female agency in the classics
On April 3, Stephanie McCarter spoke for the Humanities Studio’s Connections series about restoring female agency and voice in literary translation. She is most well-known for being the first woman in 60 years to fully translate Ovid’s “Metamorphoses.”
Moments to Savor: Reflections from a cafe in Taipei
While writing in a cafe in Taiwan, Emily Kim PO ’25 reflected on her relationship and growth with the practice of writing. With coffee and tiramisu in hand, Kim appreciated the time to take a break and write.
Claremont Mosaic: Monique Saigal-Escudero: How her grandmother’s courageous act saved her from the Nazis
Born in Paris, France in 1938, Monique Saigal-Escudero is an Emerita Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Pomona College. At just three years old, during the peak of Hitler’s reign in Europe, her grandmother threw her on a train headed for a small city in Southwestern France: an act that ultimately saved her life. Her passion for storytelling would soon bring her back to this history, and once again place her grandmother’s courageousness front and center in her life.
Speculative Fixations: Who runs the world? In ‘Herland,’ it’s girls
What does Trump’s recent anti-trans executive order have in common with the 1915 feminist utopian novel “Herland”? Both explore what it means to be an ideal woman. Reading “Herland,” Vivian Fan PO ’28 examines this ideal and its present-day implications.
Word for Word: Stop calling ‘Naomi’ the Japanese Lolita
Is “Naomi” by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki the “Japanese Lolita,” or is this nickname just a way to inferiorize a non-Western book? Anna R. Naigeborin PO ’28 compares the two novels and settles this debate.
Word for Word: The allure of ‘Bonjour Tristesse’
After an improbable book recommendation from her grandpa, Anna R. Naigeborin PO ’28 wonders if a book written by a teenager in 1954 could move her teenage self in 2024. The charm of “Bonjour Tristesse,” she finds, holds true even 70 years later.
Lost in Translation: Searching for meaning in dead languages
Medieval Latin and Ancient Greek may be dead, but they’re far from forgotten. In this edition of Lost in Translation, Claire Welch SC ’27 explores why students are captivated by these ancient languages.
Moments to Savor: caffeinated confessions from a novel English major
Emily Kim PO ’25 talks about how her sense of connection within Pomona’s English community was fostered through an evening of boba tea.