Just to add on as to why Pineapples symbolise wealth: Pineapples are a tropical fruit and represent access to the colonies where the warmer weather allowed for pineapples to be successfully harvested. Therefore, only those in higher class families could afford to buy pineapples or to garner pineapples from offshore plantations. Having pineapples in meals, as decorations and even on wallpaper (green wallpaper pineapple motifs were loaded with arsenic) was a manner of representing wealth, power and control over one's house and colonial investments. Quite a loaded history behind the popular fruit symbol. I'm not sure if its related but I also remember hearing that having a pineapple symbol carved into a door symbolised swingers and/or party culture.
@@lucyromanoff654 the arsenic created vibrant colour greens (like emerald) and eventually it was used in Other colours like yellow to made them more vibrant and have a variety of shades. However, doctors discovered it could kill. The ink would often flack off & the people in the home would inhale it if nearby. (Moisture, abrasion and heat caused the release of toxic Vapours) if I’m remembering correctly
@@MarkelleRayneeSheree This is also true! When merchants would return from their travels, they would put pineapples on the gates outside their homes to let friends & family know they were back in town and were ready to receive visitors.
Yeah... I'll never understand people that send books to these large channels. Go put them in an outside library box, donate them, sell them for all I care etc...
books in order: pineapple street by jenny jackson hotbed by joanna scutts she and her cat: stories' by makoto shinkai, naruki nagakawa and ginny tapley takemori (Translator) opening doors by reggie nelson hester by laurie lico albanese carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid the book form of emptiness by ruth ozeki timecode of a face by ruth ozeki the lottery by shirely jackson lady susan by jane austen cosmicomics by italo calvino hell screen by ryūnosuke akutagawa metamorphosis by franz kafka the ballad of the sad cafe by carson mccullers lolly willowes by sylvia townsend warner passing by nella larsen the prophet by kahlil gibran the queen of spades by alexander pushkin the masque of the red death by edgar allen poe of ghosts and goblins by lafcadio hearn
thank you for this list! i have one edit - i think the 'she and her cat' is actually 'She and Her Cat: Stories' by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa, and Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) since the one you have is to the manga.
Honestly don't look at me but every time jack talks it kind of restores my faith in humanity. Like i watch these when i need something comforting. Thanks for existing??
new yorker here!! pineapple st is a really nice/rich street in brooklyn near the brooklyn bridge. the next block over is called orange st, the next block after is called cranberry st. so maybe it’s not only talking about their lives on pineapple st but about this particular area in brooklyn that is synonymous with the wealthy
Hi Jack. I jsut wanted to say that you're very kindhearted and very generous when it comes to offering literature-related content for all of us to enjoy. I hope you continue to become more successful than you already are. God bless and best of luck.
Pineapple street is a real place in Brooklyn Heights, where the book is set (and where the author lives). It's an incredibly wealthy neighborhood, with some of the most beautiful brownstones in the city, architecture that is symbolic of wealth in New York - on the tree lined streets of Brooklyn's wealthiest neighborhoods, and tucked away in corners of the Upper East Side (where Gossip Girl is set and where Bloomberg owns several houses). I grew up in Brooklyn and went to school nearby - there is a cafe on the corner of Pineapple street and Henry that is incredibly nostalgic for me. I'm really excited for this book.
Got very excited when you mentioned Calvino's Cosmicomics. It's one of my favorite books and I hope you will give it a go and enjoy it as much as I did and hopefully do a brief review of it. I would love to hear your thoughts on it someday!! I enjoy watching your book hauls (and videos in general), your excitement is really contagious. :)
HI Jack! I am coming here with a book recommendation that I don't know if you have read. It's called "Witch light" by Susan Fletcher. It also goes by "Corrag". I borrowed it from my local British council library here is India and it was simply stunning. I have never read a book that is THAT picturesque since then. I wanted to own a copy so i looked high and low for a copy I can afford but apparently it's so underrated, it's not even available in inida. But since it is by a British author, you might have more luck.It is basically about an alleged witch called Corrag who escapes her village after her mother is captured on the allegations of witchcraft as well. She runs off to the Scottish highlands where she is still pursued by authorities. She survives in nature and finally tries to assimilate into a highlandic (is that correct?) time when tragedy strikes. It's absolutely stunning and heartbreaking and I think is exactly the kind of book you would love. I think it needs WAY more love than it gets. Hope you see this and hope you enjoy! Love from India!
Just to add to how insanely I have been affected by this book. It has been 8 years since I last read it. I have wanted to read it again since then but couldn't because couldn't buy a copy. And I am still trying to recommend this lol.
jack, you’re on of my favorite book creators. i would love a video of other options that someone could read instead of ‘carrie soto’ since that book is very hurtful to marginalized communities
i always watch your videos after studying, and sometimes before or even during studying. you always are something to wait for towards the day! and im a new sub as well, so best believe i'll binge watch everything. 😭 luv ya jack!
Quick book recommendation Jack, She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino. It’s the story of a Jewish American family through multiple generations and split perspective. It’s about overcoming ethnic barriers, generational wisdom, family trauma, and community. I listened to it and fell in love. I think it and it’s cover are right up your alley!
When I was in graduate school I was in a production of Edward Albee‘s adaptation of “Ballad of the Sad Cafe” that I really loved being a part of. It is a fascinating story, and the original novella is haunting.
Hey Jack! Am gonna just innocently add a book to you immense tbr that I think you will adore! It is “Broken Wings” by Khalil Gibran! Hope you have the time to read it and immerse yourself in Gibran’s superb writing!!
Just to note that the author of the girl and her cat is actually makoto shinkai, who is also a japanese animator who made Your Name(a.k.a Kimi no nawa) and Weathering With You, two very popular animes.
I just saw your story about the cat book, and I'm a bit apprehensive?, but Makoto Shinkai is one of my favourite directors so I will definitely be reading it at some point
Pineapple street is actually a real street in Brooklyn, and it’s next to orange street (which might be why there’s an orange on the cover? not sure), and cranberry street!
Jack if you haven’t read Tale for the Time Being it’s absolutely *phenomenal*. Easily the best Ruth Ozeki and I think you’ll enjoy the concept very much. Feels very deeply Japanese and also American
OH MY GOD please please please read Pushkin, he is so brilliant, his words just flow right off the page into your mind and his writing is the most smooth and beautiful you can ever read (in the original, I mean, but I'm sure penguin has top-notch translators). personally I prefer Captain's Daughter, but Queen of Spades is also *chef's kiss*
jackkkkk!!!!! please read a tale for a time being by ruth ozeki its one of my favourite books of all time, so good and a lot better than the book of form and emptiness
