When people search for meaning that isn't there in literature, movies, music, stuff like that. (Please, no one mention anything about Religion)
I've been reading The Catcher in the Rye for school, and frankly, I don't enjoy it. Now my teacher wants me to write an essay on it. Understandable, since it is a school course. She gave me a few topics to choose from, and some of them just don't seem to fit into the novel very well. I don't have the list with me unfortunately, but it got me thinking. Did J.D Salinger actually TRY to write a book with 50 underlying themes? Because from a logical standpoint (i.e. mine) that seems a bit ridiculous. Maybe he just wrote a story about a kid who just wants to hang out in New York for a few weeks, and critics just said "Wait a minute, are you trying to suggest that Holden's journey to New York symbolizes man's struggle to preserve childhood?".
Anyways, it seems as if I'm just rambling now. If anyone has some sort of idea about what I'm trying to say, please share your thoughts.
It depends. Some underlying themes are just things the readers thought of, and felt they could relate to it.
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"...But don’t worry, you’re not alone, there are many men like you left in the world, and some of them even used to be your friends. After all, this is America, and we only kill our friends." - Immortal Technique
How much do you actually know about literature? Many authors do include multiple plots and symbols to make their books a success.
But others rely on werewolves and sparkly vampires.
I know that plenty of authors actually try to make novels that have a few themes, and I'm sure that the Catcher in the Rye is one of them. What I was trying to say is that when my teacher gave me some 'theme ideas' some of them just seemed completely irrelevant to the main point of the novel, growing up.
This topic also doesn't just apply to this novel. I meant in general and just used this novel as an example.
And werewolves and sparkly vampires do have an underlying theme. It's a girl's struggle to choose between bestiality and necrophilia.
How much do you actually know about literature? Many authors do include multiple plots and symbols to make their books a success.
But others rely on werewolves and sparkly vampires.
I know that plenty of authors actually try to make novels that have a few themes, and I'm sure that the Catcher in the Rye is one of them. What I was trying to say is that when my teacher gave me some 'theme ideas' some of them just seemed completely irrelevant to the main point of the novel, growing up.
This topic also doesn't just apply to this novel. I meant in general and just used this novel as an example. And werewolves and sparkly vampires do have an underlying theme. It's a girl's struggle to choose between bestiality and necrophilia.
That book spoke to me soooo much. ;-;
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"...But don’t worry, you’re not alone, there are many men like you left in the world, and some of them even used to be your friends. After all, this is America, and we only kill our friends." - Immortal Technique
How much do you actually know about literature? Many authors do include multiple plots and symbols to make their books a success.
But others rely on werewolves and sparkly vampires.
I know that plenty of authors actually try to make novels that have a few themes, and I'm sure that the Catcher in the Rye is one of them. What I was trying to say is that when my teacher gave me some 'theme ideas' some of them just seemed completely irrelevant to the main point of the novel, growing up.
This topic also doesn't just apply to this novel. I meant in general and just used this novel as an example. And werewolves and sparkly vampires do have an underlying theme. It's a girl's struggle to choose between bestiality and necrophilia.
That book spoke to me soooo much. ;-;
You forgot, like, to add likes in your, like, sentence <3
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I know that plenty of authors actually try to make novels that have a few themes, and I'm sure that the Catcher in the Rye is one of them. What I was trying to say is that when my teacher gave me some 'theme ideas' some of them just seemed completely irrelevant to the main point of the novel, growing up.
This topic also doesn't just apply to this novel. I meant in general and just used this novel as an example. And werewolves and sparkly vampires do have an underlying theme. It's a girl's struggle to choose between bestiality and necrophilia.
That book spoke to me soooo much. ;-;
You forgot, like, to add likes in your, like, sentence <3
****, like, I also forgot, like, the pink font. Like, I am totally, like, slacking today! <3 <3 <3
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"...But don’t worry, you’re not alone, there are many men like you left in the world, and some of them even used to be your friends. After all, this is America, and we only kill our friends." - Immortal Technique
Nosferatu would scare the willies out of teenage girls.
Isn't it Dracula?
I had an English teacher say Dracula was about gay sex once (not trying to be inflammatory, just restating what he said).
What? Had said teacher ever even read the original Dracula? I have, and let me tell you, it is NOT about gay sex. Are you sure they weren't talking about Twilight?
Nosferatu would scare the willies out of teenage girls.
Isn't it Dracula?
I had an English teacher say Dracula was about gay sex once (not trying to be inflammatory, just restating what he said).
What? Had said teacher ever even read the original Dracula? I have, and let me tell you, it is NOT about gay sex. Are you sure they weren't talking about Twilight?
He said that one was about waiting, or choosing whether to wait or not, something along those lines. But no, I'm sure he said that about Dracula, I even questioned him about it.
Edit: Then again, that's probably what happens when you take English at a school known for engineering. He actually was a nice instructor, just some strange interpretations.
Nosferatu would scare the willies out of teenage girls.
Well I, as a just-barely-still-teenage girl myself, think Dracula should be required reading in all schools. >_>
None of this pansy Twilight crap that my shitty highschool teachers were somehow allowed to assign.
No, there aren't any hidden and deeply metaphorically philosophical virtues to extract from stories. Stories are just....stories. Seriously, what is up with teachers these days?
I've been reading The Catcher in the Rye for school, and frankly, I don't enjoy it. Now my teacher wants me to write an essay on it. Understandable, since it is a school course. She gave me a few topics to choose from, and some of them just don't seem to fit into the novel very well. I don't have the list with me unfortunately, but it got me thinking. Did J.D Salinger actually TRY to write a book with 50 underlying themes? Because from a logical standpoint (i.e. mine) that seems a bit ridiculous. Maybe he just wrote a story about a kid who just wants to hang out in New York for a few weeks, and critics just said "Wait a minute, are you trying to suggest that Holden's journey to New York symbolizes man's struggle to preserve childhood?".
Anyways, it seems as if I'm just rambling now. If anyone has some sort of idea about what I'm trying to say, please share your thoughts.
But others rely on werewolves and sparkly vampires.
While I don't doubt a lot of stories have deeper meaning... Sometimes, the things our teachers tell us seem pretty out there.
Always open to critique and suggestions. (:
I know that plenty of authors actually try to make novels that have a few themes, and I'm sure that the Catcher in the Rye is one of them. What I was trying to say is that when my teacher gave me some 'theme ideas' some of them just seemed completely irrelevant to the main point of the novel, growing up.
This topic also doesn't just apply to this novel. I meant in general and just used this novel as an example.
And werewolves and sparkly vampires do have an underlying theme. It's a girl's struggle to choose between bestiality and necrophilia.
That book spoke to me soooo much. ;-;
You forgot, like, to add likes in your, like, sentence <3
****, like, I also forgot, like, the pink font. Like, I am totally, like, slacking today! <3 <3 <3
I must admit though, I kind of like Werewolves who actually turn into wolves.
The sparklepyres suck though. What happened to vampires who used to disintegrate in sunlight, not sparkle like some goddamned pixie?
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Isn't it Dracula?
I had an English teacher say Dracula was about gay sex once (not trying to be inflammatory, just restating what he said).
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What? Had said teacher ever even read the original Dracula? I have, and let me tell you, it is NOT about gay sex. Are you sure they weren't talking about Twilight?
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He said that one was about waiting, or choosing whether to wait or not, something along those lines. But no, I'm sure he said that about Dracula, I even questioned him about it.
Edit: Then again, that's probably what happens when you take English at a school known for engineering. He actually was a nice instructor, just some strange interpretations.
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Well I, as a just-barely-still-teenage girl myself, think Dracula should be required reading in all schools. >_>
None of this pansy Twilight crap that my shitty highschool teachers were somehow allowed to assign.
Always open to critique and suggestions. (: