Modern English

Which 2 readings did you choose?

- 3:10 to Yuma (Leonard, E.)
- The Wasteland (Eliot, T.S.)

Compare and contrast the reading you completed with ppts on Modernist culture and the literature.

In both stories we can find the sadness and the internal fight that men have. In The Wasteland men are in war the first war, with pictures and images Eliot can show us the way that men think in that time.

In 3:10 To Yuma, we can saw a men that is prepared to afront even the death, only for the walefare of his family.

When you read this stories you think how people live afeter a world war, in what situations or ven more how did you affront to a criminal, how do you can talk with someone that you saw how he killed other people.

You could imagine how people live; the frustation, loneliness, sadness, etc.


In your opinion, do you feel the readings you completed are very good or excellent examples of Modernist literature?

These stories are very good examples because they show very important things of
modernism, like: changes, evolution, destruction, war, etc.


Would you recommend these readings to your friends/ or family? Why? / Why not?

I really like read boyh stories, and I watch the movio of 3:10 To Yuma, I enjoyed this movie. I like the view of the human being. for these reason I totally recomended this reading because are interesting and very good stories.