The CodeX Cantina

Celebrate Bloomsday by diving into Joyce's 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.' Discover the themes of faith, isolation, and artistic freedom as the protagonist struggles against societal and religious pressures. Explore the complexities of Joyce's writing techniques, including his unique use of stream of consciousness. Gain insights into the historical context of Ireland, the Catholic Church's influence, and the personal dilemmas that shape Stephen's journey of self-discovery. Perfect for anyone looking to understand this literary masterpiece!

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at "The Thing Around Your Neck" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. An amazing piece that I think will resonate with a lot of people and allow them to see themselves or have a window into a life that is different than theirs. Let's talk about what is the thing around your neck and what does it mean? With some questions on defining your future and performance for your race and others, we have a good talk planned today! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #TheThingAroundYourNeck  #ChimamandaNgoziAdichie TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Publication, Author, & Themes 2:52 Plot Summary 4:10 Analysis 16:04 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

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about some class commentary and mortality in James Joyce's "The Dead" this week. Read for Free: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm 0:00 Introductions 0:18 Publication Info 4:07 Context 7:15 Analysis 9:10 Analysis - Class Interactions 18:28 Analysis - Mortality #JamesJoyce #Dubliners #Bloomsday Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Forgive the old men as they pretend they can use Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ===== 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

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk about "The Memory Police" this week by Yoko Ogawa. I think this piece can be hard for many to feel comfortable in offering an interpretation. We think the marketing of this one was tough with it appealing to SciFi as well as Literary Fiction fans. Maybe it sat between genres? Maybe there are many meanings? Let's talk about how she pulled this off and some of the possible interpretations to help bring meaning to our reading. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:50 Publication Info 4:48 Plot Summary 7:31 Discussion 33:20 Wrap Up and Ratings #YokoOgawa #BooktubeSFF You can reach us on Social Media: ▶ 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

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Let's talk March Wrap up and April TBR as well as Krypto's phobia. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Novels:  Wrapped in Rainbows by Valerie Boyd  The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky  The Orthodox Church by Timothy Ware  As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner  Second-Hand Curses by Drew Hayes    Manga/Comics:  Nailbiter by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson (w/ Lezlie)   Short Stories:  The Blizzard by Alekander Pushkin  The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko  Everything that Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor  The Lady with a Dog - Anton Chekhov  The Thing Around Your Neck – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie  Muttsy by Zora Neale Hurston  Report on the Thing by Clarice Lispector  In Search of Dignity by Clarice Lispector April TBR: Fun:  Hopefully an Awards Show  Spoiler Tag   Novels:  As I Lay Dying videos will come out  Slaughterhouse 5! by Kurt Vonnegut   Short Stories:  A Perfect Day for Banana Fish by J.D. Salinger  A Once Perfect Day for Banana Fish by Mieko Kawakami  The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin  Becky by Jean Toomer Channels Mentioned in this Video: Lezlie@TheNerdyNarrative: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVXw-rVWALBklE2syuN4myw Christy Luis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g ================================= 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

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we jump into Books 8 (Mitya), 9 (The Preliminary Investigation), 10 (The Boys), 11 (Ivan), 12 (A Judicial Error), and the Epilogue of "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. We're going to move at lightning speed through just some of the analysis points we want to talk to. Let's be honest, you could make this video 12 hours and you still couldn't cover it all! In fact, you could probably spend that whole time just on "Ivan's Dream" and just trying to answer what does Ivan's Dream mean?  The Brothers Karamazov Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXT6MQxZxg&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YDNylYYSLmmBzhjWlfsMkzW If you started here, make sure you go back and check out the "Before you Read..." video on this book!:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXT6MQxZxg Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "The Brothers Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Channels Mentioned in this Video: Special thanks to the hosts of #BrothersKaramazov2021 Christy Luis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vxlV9uzt6efrwo-p1mh9g Peg: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC90shWXVdNwYDSPfDbc4OSw Victoria: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmDLavsVHRuHZCEMBoUxnw ================================= #FyodorDostevsky #TheBrothersKaramazov #RussianLiterature TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:37 Book 8 13:02 Book 9 19:29 Book 10 29:15 Book 11 42:29 Book 12 46:50 Epilogue 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

We talk about Free Indirect Speech and a little bit of James Joyce's past in this video. Eveline makes a lot of choices in this piece and at a young age. Did you guys connect with this character at all? Let us know in the comments below. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 Read for Free:  https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2814-h/2814-h.htm If you have a Short Story or Novel you think we'd like or would want us to review, let us know here: https://forms.gle/41VvksZTKBsxUYQMA #JamesJoyce #Dubliners TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introduction 0:27 Publication Info 0:50 Overall Thoughts 2:27 Plot Summary 3:38 Analysis Forgive the old men as they pretend they can use Social Media: ▶ http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina ▶ http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina ===== 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

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! "Report on the Thing" (Original title is "O relatório da coisa") was published in "Where Were You at Night" by Clarice Lispector. A very original work. Maybe there was no intent but we take that on as readers to see if something has value in our lives. We're going to explore our view of this story! Clarice Lispector Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HHpPJOiAPA&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YC6N8nEmLSIHflBO1PoIueM Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: "Where Were You at Night" by Clarice Lispector Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #ClariceLispector #ReportontheThing #WhereWereYouAtNight TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 1:01 Publication, Author & Themes 4:11 Plot Summary 4:23 Analysis 16:38 Ratings and Wrap Up 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

Is Shirley Jackson's The Lottery America's Greatest Short Story? Read for Free: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 #ShirleyJackson Forgive the old men as they pretend they can use Social Media: http://instagram.com/thecodexcantina http://twitter.com/thecodexcantina

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Today we look at masculinity and relationships in "Muttsy" by Zora Neale Hurston. A wonderful piece that looks at marriage and relationships as well as what makes us happy. Zora Neale Hurston Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g87mIBBjubw&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YBoK2V_iUrDZbr-d8WSF6zp Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdqkkUKpfRIbCXmiFvqxIw?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= Books or Stories Mentioned in this Video: Channels Mentioned in this Video: ================================= #ZoraNealeHurston #Muttsy TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Introductions 0:20 Publication, Author, Themes 2:31 Plot Summary 4:49 Analysis 14:38 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