This is a response to Morgan’s Week 1 Junkyard Quote 1 “It took them forever to figure out sliced bread..... they are NOT that smart.” I too remember the little discussion we had after she stated this. I also feel that often times we read too much into works of literature. I understand that there are works where there is hidden meaning, but I don’t believe that is always the case. When taught to analyze poetry, I was told to first focus on the literal, then focus on the deeper meaning. How do we know if there is a deeper meaning present? Who’s to say that a poet writing about a bug on a leaf is not simply writing about a bug on a leaf? I feel that we as a society sometimes grasp for straws which aren’t there, because we are trained to do so. I mentioned this idea to a fellow student and the very idea was treated as if it was forbidden to think in such a way.
I agree; it is nice to take a break from analyzing literature with the intention of finding the hidden meanings and metaphors within.
ReplyDeleteI know I will have to work hard not to emulate this very thing as I tend to write flowy metaphorical phrases. "A rose by any other name..." is still a darned rose, so what the heck is the rose doing? LOL.