/lit/ - Literature

>>3479550
Not surprised. Not rustled. Not everyone reads at a level where it ceases to be a chore.

>>3344796

>What the fuck is it with all these stupid libtards thinking this book was racist and was meant to show how barbaric Africans are, when it obviously wasn't?

"Libtard" here. Had no problem with this books. One of my favorites.

>Why are people today so fucking retarded? Why do they try and shoehorn their stupid beliefs in every fucking piece of literature?

It's called "interpretation." It happens even when people aren't trying. Like you. Right now.

And right here:

>Can we all agree that political correctness is the cancer killing modern society?

While some of the people fighting racism and homophobia can be more annoying than homophobes and racists, and while some of them even LEND the racists and homophobes some credence, I would hardly say they are "the cancer killing modern society." I've run into far more racists and homophobes who were unreasonable morons than people who opposed them who were unreasonable morons. I've never been yelled at by my black friends for using "nigga" in a joking context. Times are changing for the better. I would hardly say political correctness is any more of a "cancer" than say... I don't know... CANCER?! Or racism. Or homophobia. Or overreach of government power. Or overreach of corporate power. Or religion. Or anti-intellectualism. Or political reactionaries such as yourself who see too much of a good thing as something which needs to be opposed with a bad thing.

But thanks for trying.

Love Heart of Darkness btw. Not so much for itself, as for how vague it is. So many derivative stories can be made from it. Like Apocalypse, Now!

Any author could have their own HoD.

Tomorrow's English final is going to be all about East of Eden and I've read about half the book. Can I just sparknotes the rest or should I actually sit down and read it all?