Nostalgia

E.B. Whites piece Once More to the Lake takes place on Belgrade Lakes in Maine. The story is told in a non-chronological sense, and White discusses the trips he took to the lake as a child and compares them to the trip he takes with his own son, many years later. The theme of the short personal essay is the passage of time and the changes that come with it. He uses sensory details abundantly to explain the passage of time and how it has affected the lake and its surroundings. He describes a…

I keep a necessary balance between cynicism and my everlasting nostalgia of viewing the world how I did when my biggest woes were the grass stains on my lace socks. It has become my objective to keep my sincerity throughout my maturation. It's possible to be socially aware, yet deliberately naive My second time…

I can remember the day so well. My dad, sister and I had just returned from an overnight hunting trip. The sun had shone its warm light for the past eight hours already, and my eyes felt as though lead weights were weighing them down. Happy to be home, we grabbed our bags and headed into the house. The moment we walked in, I heard a sharp, piercing sound coming from my bathroom. I knew there was only one thing that could make such a pitiful wail. I dashed down the hall as fast as my chubby…

One game that ties these elements together is Rugrats: Search for Reptar is a PlayStation game that was released in 1998.The game is based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats, which aired from 1991 until 2004. The game follows the main character of the cartoon, Tommy Pickles, who has lost his Reptar puzzle (IMDb). The last time I recall playing the game was twelve years ago at the age of nine. In order to get a good understanding of the game again I watched a walkthrough of someone else…

experience greater freedom in wartime and are expected to assume a domestic role in peacetime. The film shows the contradictions experienced by the protagonist, Nadezhda Petrukhina, through a narration of her troubles in the post-war life and her nostalgia for the war. The beginning of the film purposefully centers around minor characters and provides an inconspicuous portrayal of the protagonist. The camera of the open scene places a minor male character, the tailor, at the center of the…

performers on-stage to fix all the microphones at once. That is one thing that needs improvement for the next show. Lastly, another downfall Rastrelli included earlier in the review “the danger of “Hair” is that it can become a homogenous mash of hippie nostalgia.” The…

consciously into two types of perceptions: one of existentialism, entropy, and oblivion and legacy, remembrance, and perpetuity. The ultimate existential bummer is entropy and no matter who you are, everybody, at one time or another, has felt predisposed nostalgia- a yearning for a sentimental moment that has not yet ended. It’s because of the impermanence of the moment and realizing that it will be a future memory of genuine…

stellar acting, Stranger Things quickly became a monster hit over a little period of time. Starring a group of Dungeon & Dragons playing kids who bike around while communicating on their walkie-talkies, the series brought a heavy dose of eighties nostalgia with a rather rare authenticity. This stylish take on the tropes of the eighties with an undeniable amount of sci-fi and horror, not to forget homages, tells the story of a 12 year old named Will who will vanish and all the butterfly effect…

powerful tool for self-expression. Because of this, I try to use my abilities to their full potential as a way to voice my concerns with the world and our culture. Many of my current pieces focus on the relaxing elements of nature and its peaceful nostalgia, as I want to remind the viewer to…

“I think that most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age 15. That’s the important period: when one’s not writing. Those years determine whether ones work will poor and thin or rich and fine” elaborated Willa Cather, while discussing her childhood to fellow writer Lewis Carroll. This statement is descriptive of a large element in Cather’s writing, especially in her novel My Antonia, where the protagonists living situation is eerily similar to the authors childhood…