/lit/ - Literature

>teacher assigns a list of classic novels
>have to read 2 and compare them in an essay
>class complains why there isn't Harry Potter or Twilight
>teacher explains that "this is AP English. You have to learn how to read the classics."
>we also have to learn how to do literary research, and sources are easier to find for the classics
>teacher says if we can find 5 good literary analyses for Harry Potter and Twilight, we can read them for the essay
>student attempts to prove her wrong
>she prints out a few reviews from Goodreads
>she gets upset when the teacher doesn't accept them

This was the same class who argued that the teacher was "reading too deep into things" when she talked about the symbolism from The Great Gatsby.

https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/l/literature/bloom/complete.html

How long would it take to read Bloom's canon?
*assume speed of 3 short novels per week (length ~~ Great Expectations)

There's no discernible talent.

>Soft, heavy heat distortion dances

Couldn't read beyond this point.

Why do we make fun of him?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=triWMXq0HdE

harold lboom