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Jul 6, 2021 • 16min

Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We'd love to hear from teachers today about their views on this story. Toni Cade Bambara writes wonderful stories with very relatable characters that seem to connect with many students today. Let's talk about one way to break down this story which is within the context of the hero's journey by Squeaky. She has a challenge with her reputation and her role. What are some ways you look at this story with your students? Toni Cade Bambara Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQOsqNIwTk0&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAed7csjwv2u7xc_fOTCnW5 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Gorilla, My Love: https://amzn.to/2SghTzi Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #ToniCadeBambara #GorillaMyLove #RaymondsRun TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:22 Themes, Publication + Author 1:54 Plot Summary 3:42 Analysis 13:49 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jul 5, 2021 • 36min

Sanshiro by Natsume Soseki - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! What an incredible work of literature. Let's talk about the Meiji Restoration, Westernization in Japan, and more today as we explore "Sanshiro" by Natsume Soseki. Natsume Soseki Playlist: Coming Soon ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit an entry via the Wheel of Destiny on Patreon. 📖 Join our PATREON!: https://www.patreon.com/thecodexcantina ☕️ Buy Us a Coffee/Support my Channel!: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina 🐤 Twitter: http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina 📸 Bookstagram: http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina 💻 The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy 📹 Subscribe to YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Affiliate Links for Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Sanshiro: https://amzn.to/3h4Un1c Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw ============================= #NatsumeSoseki #Sanshiro #JapaneseLiterature TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:48 Spoiler Free Chat 10:00 Spoiler Chat 31:39 Wrap Up and Ratings ====License and Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jul 1, 2021 • 23min

Cats, Patreon, and July TBR 2021

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thecodexcantina Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw Jack the Rambling Raconteur: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJoqMxWfnqqttRZa-qkeDQ ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jun 30, 2021 • 18min

Everyday Use by Alice Walker - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's look at "Everyday Use" which is heavily anthologized and frequently assigned to students today. Let's talk about the past and heritage and how we view those in our lives. Is it immutable? Does it change? Krypto will also walk us through a unique interpretation with important civil rights movements. Alice Walker Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtzW3Qx6Ajk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAW5haYZU3jP59b75dSu8_s Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Link to Read for Free: https://harpers.org/archive/1973/04/everyday-use/ Link to Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFTgRPJSceU Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: In Love & Trouble: https://amzn.to/3yTFVBl Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #AliceWalker #EverydayUse TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:33 Themes, Publication + Author 1:40 Plot Summary 3:28 Analysis 15:39 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jun 29, 2021 • 31min

June Wrap Up 2021 - Nintendo Power Edition

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Wrapping up June with the books we read. Krypto tells us about his Nintendo Power collection. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video:  @The Nerdy Narrative   Jack the Rambling Raconteur: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJoqMxWfnqqttRZa-qkeDQ  @Michael Knipp   ================================= Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jun 28, 2021 • 23min

The Human Chair by Edogawa Ranpo - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Wow, clearly one of the best Horror Short Stories we've ever read! Let's talk about "The Human Chair" (人間椅子 or Ningen-isu) by Edogawa Ranpo. Clearly a lot of Edgar Allen Poe influence in this Japanese horror short story. Let's talk about lookism and class elements too.  Playlist of Japanese Author Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2-qyfNIMY&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBwaiZiaRdMaSdJu9ylwVGo Listen to the Story for Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT26F-myZsc Buy the Short Story Collection: https://amzn.to/2PScUE6 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Ranpo Short Story Collection: https://amzn.to/3t1A35F Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #EdogawaRanpo #TheHumanChair #JapaneseShortStory #HorrorShortStory TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 1:15 Publication, Author, + Themes 5:49 Plot Summary 8:28 Analysis 21:47 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8 DARK TENSION RISING MUSIC by: MATTIA CUPELLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zvQoPyY2XE
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Jun 24, 2021 • 21min

Yam Gruel by Ryunosuke Akutagawa - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! We continue to explore one of Japan's greatest short story writers, Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Let's look at "Yam Gruel" which deals with themes of desire, class, lookism and more.  Ryunosuke Akutagawa Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Swl-3ma8Lk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YD4J02nxwzNMelsm5Cv5Ld_ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Affiliate Books or Stories Links Mentioned in this Video: Rashomon and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/Rashomon-Other-Stories-Tuttle-Classics/dp/4805308826/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=akutagawa+rashomon&qid=1624040762&sr=8-3 Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #RyunosukeAkutagawa #YamGruel TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:47 Context 1:28 Plot Summary 4:13 Analysis 17:30 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jun 23, 2021 • 34min

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol - Book Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! The 1842 classic "Dead Souls" up for a talk today! Only the first of an unfinished trilogy due to Nikolai Gogol passing away before he could finish it. Let's talk about commerce, Russia, and Frank O'Connor's comments on "The Little Man" in regards to Chichikov in this poem. Our copy was translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky Nikolai Gogol Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuQl7MtZdJk&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBaraHX7luwSsvtEvPWuJqa Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Dead Souls: https://amzn.to/2SfkNV4 Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #NikolaiGogol #DeadSouls #RussianLiterature TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:49 Spoiler Free Chat 6:07 Spoiler Chat 30:51 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jun 22, 2021 • 11min

Afternoon by Ralph Ellison - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "Afternoon" by Ralph Ellison. This isn't the only story about Buster and Riley but it's the only one we've read. Do you think we are missing out on much without reading the other stories? Ralph Ellison Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62b3BxbTMlM&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YCDqNlos-81FrZwVpPD2GVN Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:33 Publication, Author, + Themes 1:08 Plot Summary 2:18 Analysis 9:09 Wrap Up and Ratings #RalphEllison #Afternoon Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8
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Jun 21, 2021 • 22min

The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges - Short Story Summary, Analysis, Review

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! One of the most complex stories we've ever read: The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges was mind-blowing! Let's talk about the usages of metafiction in this post-modernist work. The complications of blurred lines and hyper-accelerated scenes only help to confuse and disorient the reader in a good way. Our version was translated by Helen Temple and Ruthven Todd. Jorge Luis Borges Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRmhZ9dPtvo&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YAvL0XGmv4GkzbiQ9atSJJg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Did you enjoy the talk? Help us in running the channel with a one-time donation: https://ko-fi.com/thecodexcantina ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges: https://amzn.to/34q6WxU Channels Mentioned in this Video:  @Everyone Who Reads it Must Converse   Yasmin @To The Lithouse: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOjcwCkZYjJor9x4BTlUt_Q ================================= #JorgeLuisBorges #TheGardenofForkingPaths TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:44 Themes, Publication + Author 2:16 Plot Summary 4:36 Analysis 19:49 Wrap Up and Ratings Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Submit your entry here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ The Literary Discourse Discord: https://discord.gg/2YyXPAdRUy ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ====Copyright Info==== Song: Infinite Artist: Valence Licensed to YouTube by: AEI (on behalf of NCS); Featherstone Music (publishing), and 1 Music Rights Societies Free Download/Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHoqD47gQG8

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