Glauber Dias Martins
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PhD in Social Sciences, here you'll find reviews of books, movies, and reflections on culture, society, and more
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The Secret Miracle
The Secret Miracle – Borges One would expect that the plot of a story in which the main character is a Jewish prisoner in the hands of the Nazis would revolve around World War II, political struggles, religious tensions, etc. Borges presents us with this setting but makes his character embark on a journey of self-discovery rather than history itself.
By Glauber Dias Martins10 months ago in BookClub
Oedipus Rex
Recently, I read Oedipus Rex by Sophocles for the third time. My first reading, back in my teenage years, was based on reproducing Freud’s analysis of the book: "The drama of the man who kills his father!" In the end, since I couldn’t find much connection between the work and my reality, the book became more of a mythical object than a source of rational knowledge.
By Glauber Dias Martins10 months ago in BookClub
DUNKIRK
Dunkirk could have been just another film about battles, strategies, and political decisions. The historical event allows for this. The focus could have been on Churchill’s tension until the relief of the British troops' withdrawal, just as it could have been on the resistance of the troops in retreating from a lost battle, yet facing an insatiable enemy.
By Glauber Dias Martins10 months ago in Fiction
The Screwtape Letters
What surprised me most in The Screwtape Letters is how well Lewis understood his own work. When asked why he stopped writing the demonic letters, the author explained that they became too easy and trivial. As a writer, Lewis felt it was silly to indulge in the rhetoric of evil, as it became repetitive and lacked new meaning.
By Glauber Dias Martins10 months ago in BookClub
