How to Read Literature Like a Professor (Thomas C. Foster) Notes Introduction Archetypes: Faustian deal with the devil (i.e. trade soul for something he/she wants) Spring (i.e. youth‚ promise‚ rebirth‚ renewal‚ fertility) Comedic traits: tragic downfall is threatened but avoided hero wrestles with his/her own demons and comes out victorious What do I look for in literature? - A set of patterns - Interpretive options (readers draw their own conclusions but must be able to support it) - Details ALL
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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
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In Thomas C. Fosters How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ Foster expresses how every story has a journey that someone or sometimes multiple people go on specific journeys. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus‚ the novel is based on exactly that‚ a journey. One journey is Victor Frankenstein’s quest for knowledge. Foster says that “The real reason for a quest is always self knowledge.” Victor Frankenstein is the perfect example of this; Frankenstein sets out on a journey to
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Heart Problems Within chapter 23 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Thomas Foster discusses the in-depth reasons authors use heart complications in novels and the meaning it can add to a story. Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses these various heart techniques that Foster talks about to further emphasize character’s personalities and guilt. Guilt is an emotion Hawthorne used to cause pains within Reverend Dimmesdale. At the beginning of the novel‚ Dimmesdale is seen
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Does everything in “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” match “The Hobbit”? Breaking down “The Hobbit” will help to further conclude what concepts it does and does not follow in Thomas C. Foster’s book “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” The first step in telling if “The Hobbit” t is a quest‚ is finding out if “The Hobbit” had a quester. A quester as explained by Thomas C. Foster is just a person who goes on a quest‚ whether he knows it or not.The quester in the hobbit is Bilbo Baggins
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techniques in How to Read Like a Professor ‘How to Read Like a Professor’ is a book that discusses several broad yet detailed techniques of reading. While I am positive everyone who reads this book knows how to read‚ they may not know how to read to fully comprehend all of a volume‚ even that which is not on the page. One such technique that really helps to reveal much about a story is symbolism‚ or the use of something to represent something else usually not in the story. Symbolism is important
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every piece of writing have a purpose? Are there reasons why authors choose specific characteristics‚ storylines‚ and plots? Thomas C. Foster‚ the author of How to Read Literature like A Professor‚ would argue yes‚ almost every type of writing has a purpose. More specifically‚ these "purposes" that are written about‚ are viewed as political literature. Authors discover things that interest them‚ or that they have a strong viewpoint on‚ and convey their opinion on this subject through their writing. In
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Life of Pi Analysis With How to Read Literature Like a Professor 1. Chapter 12: Is That a Symbol? A. Example one In the early stages of Life of Pi‚ Martel mentions a place that Pi and Ravi had gone to visit while on vacation. While looking aimlessly through the window‚ they noticed three hills. On top of one hill was a catholic church‚ another a Hindu temple‚ and the other a Muslim mosque. Each hill portrays each of the religions in Pi’s complex faith. The hills represent Pi’s struggles
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This chapter from How to Read Literature Like a Professor starts off as if Thomas Foster‚ the author‚ is having a conversation with the reader like they are in the same room. When one looks at the title‚ he preconceives a notion that it will be a formal‚ more academic book when what he truly finds is a casual writing style that makes the reader feel more at ease. Foster begins to introduce a conditional situation about a fictional character named Kip who is described as run of the mill; The story
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Chapter 22: He’s Blind for a Reason‚ You Know In Thomas C. Foster’s‚ How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Foster talks about blindness not only as a burden‚ but as a gift. He tries to convey to the audience that blindness in stories goes beyond physical meaning. He also talks about how to catch important details early in a story or movie. The three main points Foster asserts in this chapter are sacrifice‚ commonly missed word usage‚ and if you want something known‚ make it known early. One
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