Ethan Jarlewski from Coupland’s JPod is quite different from many “Hero” characters that I have encountered before. The heroes that I am referring to are those like Simba, Luke Skywalker, and Superman. Of course there are many other ones but you get the picture. It’s your typical good guy, always doing the right thing! And …
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Aladdin in Jpod?
Previously on my blog, I talked about Part one of the book JPod by Douglas Coupland. The beginning of the Part 2 starts 4 months after Steven, JPod’s boss, goes missing. Ethan is sent to find Steven after his skateboarding game turned turtle skateboarding game becomes an Aladdin-esque game with magic carpets and Princes. Him …
To Kill or Not to Kill: Adnan Syed’s Innocence
In a previous blog, I had talked about the hit podcast Serial. To recap, Serial is a podcast by Sarah Koenig which talks about the controversial case of Adnan Syed who has been declared guilty of the murder of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend, on January 13, 1999. After listening to the podcast and doing …
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Douglas Coupland Creates a Roller Coaster in the form of the novel JPod
I have started reading the book JPod, written by Douglas Coupland. The story revolves around the very interesting life of Ethan Jarlewski. Ethan Jarlewski works for a video game company and works with a group who call themselves ‘Jpod’. This is because the all share the common characteristic of a last name that begins with …
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My Cereal Thoughts on ‘Serial’, the Podcast
This morning, I began my day with a bowl of Lucky Charms Cereal and began working on my assignment. My assignment was to listen to a podcast called ‘Serial‘. It is about the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. The podcast episode, ‘The Alibi’, sets …
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Is the ENG4U course unnecessary?
By the time we get into our fourth year of high school, we basically know what we want to do with our lives, right? Eh. However, this is usually the time where we need to apply for universities and think about our futures, so our lives become all about school. Social life? I don’t know …
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