/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.6020321]

English literature is my passion, I want nothing more than to study it and publish a book, but I'm leaning towards a STEM major because one day I want to have a family of my own that I can support and I would feel unfulfilled having my work go unpublished and being an English teacher.

Feels bad man

[Anonymous No.6020333]

>>6020321
>I want nothing more than to study it and publish a book, but I'm leaning towards a STEM major because one day I want to have a family of my own that I can support

so actually you _do_ want something more (to have a family that you can support)

why are you sad that you are working towards what you want most? it is easier to raise a family and pursue writing as a hobby than it is to do the reverse.

[Anonymous No.6020345]

>posting pepe the frog

[Anonymous No.6020351]

>>6020333

That's true but I wish I could devote my life to writing and studying literature, because it's what I enjoy the most in my current state.

I just know that further down the road I am going to want a family, I've always wanted to raise children and have a wife who loves me.

I just wish I could do both. I'm pretty smart (130 IQ) so I know I can succeed in a STEM field and I enjoy math... but it's just not literature.

I read about 3 books a month (decent sized ones, too, I just read Confederacy of Dunces in around 10 days) and I know if I go with STEM I won't have as much time to study literature and write.

[Anonymous No.6020354]

>>6020345

Sorry, m8, the last board I browsed was /r9k/ 4 months ago, I got out of depression and I've been here ever since. It's just a force of habit.

[Anonymous No.6020366]

>>6020345
>implying pepe doesn't transcend boards

[Anonymous No.6020375]

>>6020351
become NEET and read books all day

it's what i do, i read for an average of 8 hours a day

[Anonymous No.6020377]

>>6020351
>I read about 3 books a month (decent sized ones, too, I just read Confederacy of Dunces in around 10 days)
>3 books a month
>Confederacy of Dunces
>10 days

[Anonymous No.6020379]

>>6020375
Holy fuck, how many books do you read in a week?

[Anonymous No.6020383]

>letting spooks destroy your dreams, the most glorious of spooks
shiggy

[Anonymous No.6020388]

>>6020377
>skimming

[Anonymous No.6020415]

OP, why don't you major in literature and take math classes too so when post-graduate comes around you can go into STEM?

[Anonymous No.6020427]

Hey, OP. English Literature student here with the FACTS:

Before you enroll in an English course, make sure that it's one that you will find fulfilling. I was always dead-set on studying English, even when I was a child, but the course I'm currently taking is not what I'd initially hoped.

I have only six contact hours per week with my professors (seminars and lectures); The class discussions are surface-level at best, stilted at worst; Many of the students have only a cursory interest in literature, which is their prerogative but it really stunts the class discussions; Most things I've learnt are from my own extra-curricular reading and thanks to a fantastic library which, if nothing else, justifies my tuition fee.
I should add that despite these grievances, I am studying in an English City famed for its literary, theological and dramatic heritage.

My point is that you should thoroughly investigate any course you decide to take before applying. A course in English Literature can be, I'm sure, thoroughly engaging, and I'd encourage you to study something that you're passionate about, rather than something that will be more likely to lead to financial success; It's an old cliché, but I believe it's very true. Bear in mind though that you can study these works in your own time, and it needn't warrant an expensive course. I myself feel that despite studying Literature, I am pursuing it individually. Remember also that exceptional work at University will bolster your chances of recognition and publication. If you're going to do it, go at it hard, and find the right University for fuck's sake.

[Anonymous No.6020461]

>>6020427

Which university would you recommend based on that statement?

I really find the only time I'm happy is when I'm reading or writing, so I think you're right. I'm going to do what

>>6020415

said (Which was me shilling, you know because sometimes it feels good just to write something out and get it off your chest) and study Math in my free time and at college so I can switch over if I feel like I made a bad mistake.

It truly is my dream to be a writer, not for the prestige or fame, the money would be nice, but I truly enjoy writing and I feel like it's my most noticeable talent.

If all else fails I'll do med school or study Physics on a post-graduate level.

Thanks m8, have a nice ass for your contribution to me pursuing my dream.

[Anonymous No.6020466]

>>6020461
dat ass omg

[Anonymous No.6020474]

>>6020466

I know, makes me want to fap to Alexis Texas.

[Anonymous No.6020492]

>>6020354
>unironically browsing /robots/
>thinking youre normie enough for a family
u r a d u m b a s s

[Anonymous No.6020496]

>>6020461
>Which university would you recommend based on that statement?

I honestly couldn't tell you. Not just because I don't know what country you're from, or because I have no knowledge of the courses in my own, but because you have to choose a course that YOU would find rewarding. You might even enjoy the course I'm taking for all I know. It really is up to what you consider a satisfying academic experience.

[Anonymous No.6020561]

>>6020321
I feel ya. I always worry about not being able to get good work, but there's no other subject I enjoy (or am particularly good at) besides literature. I used to dream of being a writer, too, but I've pretty much given that up. I'm shooting at being a college professor of literature.

[Anonymous No.6020588]

>>6020351
Succeeding in STEM depends on being diligent and not puking at the thought of studying your syens subjects. Intelligence factors in only years later when you're doing serious shit for doctorates and the like.

What I don't really understand is-
> I am going to want a family, I've always wanted to raise children and have a wife who loves me.
Do you actually think guys who don't do STEM can't raise children, or even if they do their wives will cuck them?

[Anonymous No.6021079]

>>6020321
So minor in English, major in something sensible (medical, for instance), and write when you get the time.

[Anonymous No.6021220]

>>6020321
I feel ya bro. I was studying computer engineering and although I pretty much liked it and was more or less doing well, I don't really feel like I have that kind of intelligence. The difference is I would actually really like teaching so I decided to drop out and I'm going to try and get my ass in the program I love. Do whatever you feel like doing OP.

[Anonymous No.6021786]

Thanks guys, I decided I'm going to follow my dream

>tfw

[Anonymous No.6021852]

>>6021786
i've never regretted getting my english degree with a writing emphasis.