tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213979190640858720.post161885881247694575..comments2023-07-29T04:36:35.274-07:00Comments on Literary and Cultural Criticism at Wabash (2011): The Arch in Post-StructuralismAgata Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16276419816240130630noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213979190640858720.post-89163228972971367002011-04-28T07:48:08.268-07:002011-04-28T07:48:08.268-07:00I think that you have a better interpretation of t...I think that you have a better interpretation of the arch than I have seen in previous posts. I think that the best part of your analysis is the assertion that the arch represents a reminder that hard work is not enough. It's true, the arch reminds students that if they don't work and buy in to Wabash there is this sort of higher power that could ruin them. While I agree with the fear analysis, I think that the arch as a mouth where Wabash effectively devours students is a stretch. Dark and depressing, maybe, devouring students, give me a little more to go off of.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785991197302039381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213979190640858720.post-91058767528242504522011-03-14T19:44:43.874-07:002011-03-14T19:44:43.874-07:00Interesting way to view Wabash - "It's su...Interesting way to view Wabash - "It's supposed desire to 'devour' students." As Alex said after you, this tradition has lost its merit over the years, yet we still abide to it for the sake of tradition. By not walking under the forsaken arch, we students show our respect for Wabash and our Seniors. Much like sitting on the senior bench, students who have yet to take on comps avoid walking under the arch; whereas seniors who have passed comps do not. In that sense, I perceive the arch as a symbol of both a student conquering Wabash and one's respect for the College's history.John Dykstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283683306682089829noreply@blogger.com