Welcome to the home of all my English theses thoughts for the next eight months. I’m a sci-fi geek, so I picked up Ursula K. LeGuin because I figured that was the only way I could swallow a 60-plus page research paper without wanting to shoot myself in the foot afterwards. As it is, maybe I’ll just cut off a few toes.
LeGuin wrote fantasy and sci-fi in the 60s and 70s. She has a fetish for Taoism, and she loves to play up the don’t-interfere-power-is-dangerous message in her writing. Unfortunately this tends to make for very bad drama and runs the risk of paralyzing her protagonists. I want to discover how she pulls it off and when – if ever – she thinks action is justified.
Most of my posts should revolve around LeGuin, Taoism, or power. But I’m a nerd for all things sci-fi, so I may inadvertently start rambling about Battlestar Galactica or Neil Gaiman’s work. I apologize in advance to any who have not yet discovered these literary masterpieces.
Another side note: I only learned about LeGuin last spring, so I’m still very new to her work. If there are any diehard fans out there whom I run the risk of offending, I apologize in advance to you as well.
Enjoy!
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