Like A Professor
Jennifher Castro
Mrs. Mary Smith
AP Literature
20 September 2017
Analysis Essay – How to Read Literature Like a Professor
One of the major recurring techniques that Foster discusses in his novel that really caught my attention would have to be the technique in chapter 2, which is the technique symbolism. The definition of symbolism is the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. In chapter 2 Foster tells about a symbolism that takes place in this chapter where the characters are having a meal together. This is an example of symbolism because basically having a meal together is sort of saying that we are a family together. He also talks about it as he says “in the real world, …show more content…
The meal shows whether you dislike the person or if you like the person. In this chapter Foster also explains in clear statements the description of the food isn’t just to inform you at all what is being eaten. He is basically trying to catch your attention in the moment and be able to give you a better understanding on the realism of the moment. The reason Foster tries to grasp the reader’s attention by giving them detailed information is so that the reader can feel like they are a part of the story. It also gives the reader sort of an idea on where its taking place or as to what is happening in the …show more content…
The bible is a widely universal text that many people recognize stories and references. Foster goes on and talks about saying that knowledge of biblical references is not ground breaking in reading literature. Instead, Foster states that it mainly makes the story more timeless with its theme filled with deep throughout old and new tales alike. An example in the chapter is when Foster talks about the book “Beloved” by Tom Morrison, he talks about the four horsemen on white horses coming to take her children away. In Revelation which is in the bible says that when the four horsemen come it means it is Judgement Day. The author in this book was trying to show you that the lady’s world was going to end as she knew it was ending because her kids were being taken away from her. In this specific chapter I learned that we can find deeper meanings in literature of all kinds through biblical references. As Foster said in the chapter “it is not ground breaking, but it adds to the stories and make them timeless”. It changes what we are reading and how we are reading it because when we notice a possible reference we can think it through and have a deeper understanding of the
Mrs. Mary Smith
AP Literature
20 September 2017
Analysis Essay – How to Read Literature Like a Professor
One of the major recurring techniques that Foster discusses in his novel that really caught my attention would have to be the technique in chapter 2, which is the technique symbolism. The definition of symbolism is the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. In chapter 2 Foster tells about a symbolism that takes place in this chapter where the characters are having a meal together. This is an example of symbolism because basically having a meal together is sort of saying that we are a family together. He also talks about it as he says “in the real world, …show more content…
The meal shows whether you dislike the person or if you like the person. In this chapter Foster also explains in clear statements the description of the food isn’t just to inform you at all what is being eaten. He is basically trying to catch your attention in the moment and be able to give you a better understanding on the realism of the moment. The reason Foster tries to grasp the reader’s attention by giving them detailed information is so that the reader can feel like they are a part of the story. It also gives the reader sort of an idea on where its taking place or as to what is happening in the …show more content…
The bible is a widely universal text that many people recognize stories and references. Foster goes on and talks about saying that knowledge of biblical references is not ground breaking in reading literature. Instead, Foster states that it mainly makes the story more timeless with its theme filled with deep throughout old and new tales alike. An example in the chapter is when Foster talks about the book “Beloved” by Tom Morrison, he talks about the four horsemen on white horses coming to take her children away. In Revelation which is in the bible says that when the four horsemen come it means it is Judgement Day. The author in this book was trying to show you that the lady’s world was going to end as she knew it was ending because her kids were being taken away from her. In this specific chapter I learned that we can find deeper meanings in literature of all kinds through biblical references. As Foster said in the chapter “it is not ground breaking, but it adds to the stories and make them timeless”. It changes what we are reading and how we are reading it because when we notice a possible reference we can think it through and have a deeper understanding of the