How to Read like a Professor
Blake Allen
How to Read Literature like a Professor
Foster
Allen
Introduction memory symbol pattern These basic examples of literary analysis can be found in most literature from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Paper town.
Every Trip is a Quest
“a quester, a place to go, a stated reason, challenges and trials en route, and a real reason” real reason is always self-knowledge
In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo goes to the Capulet party because his friends dragged him along but the real reason was so that he could meet Juleit.
Nice to eat with you
“whenever people eat or drink together, it's communion” commonality of everyone is food
...and death/life
In The Great Gatsby when Tom Buchanan takes Nick Carraway out to drink with his friends, we learn just how pubic Tom's life really is.
Nice to eat You
Vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people
Ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires older figure representing corrupt values; virginal female; stripping her youth, energy, virtue; continuance of life for the old male; death/destruction of female
In The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth can be considered a vampire haunting Hester. He wants revenge for his wife’s betrayal. He is a scholar and uses his knowledge to disguise himself as a doctor, intent on discovering and tormenting Hester’s anonymous lover instead of revealing himself for years.
Where have I seen Her Before
“there's no such thing as a wholly original work of literature”
“there's only one story”
Character's must be great in their own right before being compared to more famous characters
I connect Jane Eyre to Hester from The Scarlet Letter because while both Characters can stand tall on their own they desire a man to stand with them and for them.
It's from Shakespeare
Even in just everyday speech we use Shakespeare- “To thine own self be true” sounds smarter, gives authority
In the film “Band of Brothers” the Saint Crispin's Day Speech from
How to Read Literature like a Professor
Foster
Allen
Introduction memory symbol pattern These basic examples of literary analysis can be found in most literature from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Paper town.
Every Trip is a Quest
“a quester, a place to go, a stated reason, challenges and trials en route, and a real reason” real reason is always self-knowledge
In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo goes to the Capulet party because his friends dragged him along but the real reason was so that he could meet Juleit.
Nice to eat with you
“whenever people eat or drink together, it's communion” commonality of everyone is food
...and death/life
In The Great Gatsby when Tom Buchanan takes Nick Carraway out to drink with his friends, we learn just how pubic Tom's life really is.
Nice to eat You
Vampirism: selfishness, exploitation, a refusal to respect the autonomy of other people
Ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires older figure representing corrupt values; virginal female; stripping her youth, energy, virtue; continuance of life for the old male; death/destruction of female
In The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth can be considered a vampire haunting Hester. He wants revenge for his wife’s betrayal. He is a scholar and uses his knowledge to disguise himself as a doctor, intent on discovering and tormenting Hester’s anonymous lover instead of revealing himself for years.
Where have I seen Her Before
“there's no such thing as a wholly original work of literature”
“there's only one story”
Character's must be great in their own right before being compared to more famous characters
I connect Jane Eyre to Hester from The Scarlet Letter because while both Characters can stand tall on their own they desire a man to stand with them and for them.
It's from Shakespeare
Even in just everyday speech we use Shakespeare- “To thine own self be true” sounds smarter, gives authority
In the film “Band of Brothers” the Saint Crispin's Day Speech from