Akindu Dasanayake

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

I'm gonna miss you guys so much! My snap is "dasanayaman" if you want to keep in touch #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton ... as the routine in life that prevents you from thinking critically about what is around you. It's a great musical accompaniment to DFW's speech.https://t.co/F0n1BYz1AA #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton I think we listened to this last year in Lang, but it's amazing how one year can add new perspectives. In reminded of a song from the band Talking Heads called "Once in a Lifetime" with one lyric that goes: "Let the water hold me down," The song interprets water similarly...

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton ... as the routine in life that prevents you from thinking critically about what is around you. It's a great musical accompaniment to DFW's speech.https://t.co/F0n1BYz1AA #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@sarahliucifer

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

There's a lot of dark imagery in "Aubade" for a poem meant to be about dawn. I wonder if this contrast is trying to say something about the typical implication that the dawn symbolises renewal and life? #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

There was a study done that showed that above a certain income level, happiness doesn't change. Privatising happiness would simply create inequality out of wealth disparity, robbing people of their constitutional right to equally pursue happiness. #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton This was heartbreaking to read. For Garner to spend time cultivating life just to have his own unfairly taken from him makes his death 100x more infuriating, despite this being a "small" fact as the title indicates #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

Me looking at a chess board while reading "All the King's Men": #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton I think it's interesting how McKay is upset with the state of America and how it currently treats him/"others" while he remains fascinated by the idea of what America could be #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

"Rage!" #forgottodothislasttime #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton These techniques do a good job at holding up a mirror. Details like how Billy interweaves himself into Nation's story to create a sense of self-importance and how extreme, unfounded views (e.g. "sex = death) exuded by Nancy leads to freedom-depriving herd mentality. #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

All of Vonnegut's stories so far have left me with this feeling to do whatever I can to not let the events of the story play out in real life. #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton I thought the line about the little steps "adding up" are interesting. Even though Newt's initial marriage proposal didn't work, the small gestures of his walk with Catharine seemed to "add up" for her too. #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton It feels like just that, a performance. He does/says things that are supposed to appear masculine, but it clearly doesn't align with his established character. #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

https://t.co/XUoyd8XXB1
I thought this vid was really interesting. While the regime in 2081 repudiated working together, it's necessary for our collective survival. (Harrison and the Ballerina's dance gave a small glimpse of this). #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton Although the story is critical of this state of "hyper equality," it also seems to suggest that constant empowerment is far better than constant dismantling. #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

I really like the motif of music throughout the book, McEwan does a great job of weaving in as both structure (Bach) and expression of freedom (Jarrett). (It's also made me a new fan of Keith Jarrett). #laylit20

[Akindu Dasanayake @aking_dididindu]

@litwithlayton I think that even though Jack and Fiona end up together again, the book itself remains a tragedy, reminding us that the law cannot account for human emotion, and that freedom from one's inhibitions is to be strived for. #laylit20