Books of this Month - Books of CSIA library

 March is doubtlessly the month of the new semester, which simultaneously enthralls and agonizes us. There are chances of renewed acquaintances and matured ego, but also the excruciating pain of new ‘adjustment’. Books are in desperate need of an outlet for these unsettling anxieties. 

<Grapes of Wrath; John Steinbeck>

Classic literature for insecure ‘adjusters’. The book takes place in the ‘Dust Bowl’ America, with millions of migrants who are reluctant to leave their lifelong residences but were shoved off from the place - to the new wilderness, the place where the ‘orange handbill’ suggests the job opportunities in mint condition. The protagonist, John, and his strong-bonded ‘fambly’ are somewhat unsure about the future they will encounter - their hearts, half with tepid aspiration and the other half with intense uneasiness; they embark on the irreversible truck of road 66.

Candid descriptions of the prevailing anxiety are the genuine impressions of this book—a source of empathy for those undergoing adjustment or settlement procedures. 

<Dead Poets Society; N.H.Kleinbaum>

No further comments are needed to explain the relevance of the new semester and this book. The recommendation is not solely due to its timeliness but the fact that the book is lain in most of the ‘Must Reads’ lists. In the story of the new semester of new grades, especially in a school with prestige (just like CSIA), the academic boys, while preserving their youthful rambunctiousness, figure out the ‘marrows of life’ and the fact that they might ‘contribute a verse’ on the ‘powerful play that goes on’ with poems written in the sense of most profound humanities, mainly with the assistance of Mr. Keating; an intriguing individual who compels his pupils with his entirely original tuition.

It is likely to draw interest in excavating readers’ own Mr. Keating after reading, culminate one’s perspicacity on genuine humanity, and give a chance to contemplate the nature of the school or education as a whole—quite an interesting subject for fresh, springing-up students.