HTRLLAP #3

My favorite sentence of the day: You don't need fangs and a cape to be a vampire. Now that I have read what a vampire can represent in the real world I have came to the conclusion that this is absolutely true! In pg. 21 of chapter 3 he says that as long as people act toward their fellows in exploitative and selfish ways, the vampire will be with us. People use these two things exploitation and selfishness in their everyday life! We have vampires all over the place!

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How to read literature like a professor #2

The way in which he says that everyhing has a meaning much profound than what the actual word stands for. Vampires was a great example that he used. When I think of vampires I instantly think of a handsome bloodsucker. Evil. Evil. Evil. The way in which most writers use it is to symbolize many things; selfishness, exploitation and sex. Sex because the vampire uses his witty and charm to seduce the unmarried woman. I've never thought of vMpires in such dept, the way in which he broke down a message is simply genius! I'm so excited to read on!
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How to read Literature like a professor #1

I should have started this a while ago but better late than never. So as i started reading the introduction of this book i was confused by the way he was saying that we all can read the same passage but interpret it differently, but as i read on i realized that this book is simply genious because it is true we are all not the same and symbols can mean different things to us. The way in which he incorporates passages from books that are confusing and breaks them down made it so much easier to understand. Every piece of literature that is in a way troubling to understand has a meaning so profound that we tend not to notice it because it is hidden away by simple words or on the other hand ginormous words.I love how he uses simple logic to clarify what he means like using the meaning of a simple meal to mean that the family is connected and sharing a special bond together. I love this booook! It really has helped.