/lit/ - Literature

>>11355500
There are multiple ways of interpreting a piece of literature, yes. However, those multiple interpretations are constrained by the number of MEANINGFUL interpretations. How the fuck does making critical interpretations of dracula having homosexual connotations do anything to help me better live my life?

>>11355253
Jesus christ that is terrifying. By prioritizing literary criticism over other ways of interpreting literary texts, all you will end up doing is producing bitter, cynical, and deeply hateful human beings. The current state of college campuses, like Evergreen, exemplify this.