/lit/ - Literature

>>23295394
The Waves by Virginia Woolf

Language is the medium of our thoughts, and reading is one of a few pathways into the mind of another individual. Woolf extends this idea by weaving her masterful prose with characters so rich, one fashions themselves an invisible petal on their flower; the characters benefit from the prose and vice versa. The absence of dialogue is perhaps most noticeable in its effect of ingratiating the reader into the mind of each character, each one increasingly distinct and recognizable as life progresses. It is this progression of prose, akin to the maturation of a life, that produces a fruit eagerly harvested.

>>23146200
>zoomer, loomer, gooner–
words are impartial to their origin

>>23080517
The book is best appreciated after the fact, for just as Ishmael best understands Ahab through recollection, one must traverse the sea of Melville's watery prose to find meaning in the wake left behind.

>>23056467
Finish it, it's a great book still relevant in modern discourse.

The whale is clearly a metaphor for Ahab's unfaithful childhood sweetheart, who indelibly marks him with emotional scars that send him into an impotent rage which supersedes any love held for his wife and son. In his quest to avenge the dignity she stole from him, he purposely meets all the men she slept with (whaler ships) and bolsters his hatred for whores. Alas, at the moment of reunion, even as bloated and marked by the harpoons of sperm whalers is she, the heart cannot deny itself, and the animosity so long held disperses itself under the ministrations of her muscular tail. So onwards he rides, no longer captain but first mate, upon her flabby folds, towards the fabled shores where spermy waters and burly whalers lie.

>>22977029
Those chapters have some of the best writing in the entire book, with philosophy interjected between cetology. Discounting even this, one must not forget that Ishmael writes these passages after the events of Moby Dick, and as Ahab pursued the whale in his twilight years, so does Ishmael, in his time, unsuccessfully attempt to find meaning in the whale's existence.

I write this to illustrate the structural relevancy of these passages to the story, and that one may find multiple interpretations of their content and purpose if desired. I always assume that the author's work is perfect, even if it is not, because it lends itself well for analysis.

>>22968567
Moby Dick

It has philosophy, cetology, comedy, and a kino ending.

>>22894337
Write about a construction manager who gets injured by a falling steel beam on site, and later takes revenge on the crane with a motley crew of construction workers.

>>22609589
Stories are better philosophy books than actual philosophy books are. If philosophy is meant to be a mediation on reality, what better medium than stories where one is given complete access into the life of another?

Philosophy retards spend so much time reading books written by other people that they never find their own, perpetually regurgitating expired slop that passed through the mouths of every imbecile for a millennium.

>>22571481
Nietzsche writes in aphorisms, so his ideas are never explicitly stated, at least to a degree that one might expect from philosophical texts. Try finding your own meaning/interpretation of his work; after all, his work only has value so far as it influences. you

>>22479953
insight into the mind of your average philosophy fag; arguing over the semantics of a useless question, and seething when called out for it

>>22392533
if this is Spider-man fanfic, then it probably was

>>22340820
Great literature has a higher peak than great cinema, but good cinema is better than good literature.

When writing is truly great, it is superior to even the greatest of visuals because the reader themselves constructs images, emotions, and ideals to such a cohesiveness that cannot be matched elsewhere.

That being said, most writing is merely "good", in the sense that it doesn't excite one's inner self; you might appreciate the story in the moment, but it will never stick with you over a long period of time, or even affect the way you experience life. Here, good cinema is superior because strong imagery can make up for the inadequacies of writing, and instill in the viewer an approximate facsimile of what great literature achieves. This is why the most popular/acclaimed movies don't need great plot or dialogue, but necessarily convey an emotion or idea that imprints itself onto the viewer.

>>22292467
personnel*

>>22275674
I read literature in 6 languages, nigger

>>22274025
Pun Pun is the most self-indulgent dogshit I had the displeasure of laying my eyes on. If you find that somehow worthy of any prize, you should reward yourself with a bullet to the head

>>22259416
Most humans are worthless, selfish, and greedy, but that fact does not necessitate that you treat everyone else with derision. Kindness is recognizing that no one actually deserves it, but you still do it to reinforce the power of your consciousness over your basal instincts. It is natural to act in your own self interests, and to expect reciprocity for good actions, but actually doing so would make you just as repugnant as most humans.

If I am going to die regardless of my actions, I would rather act on principles rather than desires that maximize the meaningless.

>>22107680
No. If you got molested and didn't kill the perpetrator you deserved it.