Andrew Andrew

 "Mad Toy" by Roberto Alta takes place in the bustling streets of the early 20th century Buenos Aires, and tells the tale of Silvio, a young man trying to find his footing in life, marked by camaraderie, resilience and his quest of identity. Personally, I enjoyed reading "Mad Toy" far more than "Combray" as with some parts of the story, I could empathize with Silvio, it was more straightforward with the challenges the characters had to face such as the struggles of the working class, and adapting to their environment. Thus, that made it much easier to understand and analyze the novel. As a teenager, Silvio was up to no good, building cannons that he shot with his friends and running away from the police. Then, he started stealing with his friend, Enrique any loot that could be found in houses, such as wires and etc. This made him start the "Thieves Guild" where he decided to steal more expensive loot. From books to lightbulbs, he stole anything h...

 A. A bit About myself Hey everyone! My name is Andrew and I am a second year statistics student intending to minor in data science. Fun fact about me is that I do not have a last name. I was brought up halfway across the world in Jakarta and it is very different from Vancouver such as it only has two seasons and it's more of an urban landscape than Vancouver. I commute from Marpole and its pretty good unless it is snowing (like today)! I'm taking RMST 202 for my arts requirement and I also found it very interesting to learn about how to "read" as we go through this course. Additionally, I'm very curious as well to how these romance languages came about and how they evolved to what they are today.  B. Expectations For my expectations for this course, I am hoping to achieve an (A-) and I do realize this takes a lot of effort and readings. The first lecture of this course was very different from all the courses I have taken so far as it was very engaging, specifical...