How to Read Literature Like a Professor Outline
How To Read Literature Like a Professor Outline
Chapter 1 – Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not)
Main Ideas:
To have a quest, a novel must have
A knight
A dangerous path
A holy grail
An evil knight
A dragon
A princess
The quest is always educational and provides knowledge of ones self
Chapter 2 – Nice To Eat With You: Acts of Communion
Main Ideas:
It is a communion “Whenever people eat or drink together...”
Breaking bread together is an act of sharing and peace
There has to be a compelling reason to include a meal scene in the story because they’re typically boring.
When we eat, we tend to want to do it with people we are comfortable with.
Usually sharing a meal is a common factor that all living things share. Eating is a necessity for life and we all have that bond with food.
If a meal turns ugly or doesn’t happen at all it’s a bad sign.
Chapter 3 – Nice To Eat You: Act of Vampires
Main Ideas:
Sex has been considered an evil act since the bible. Mainly because the snake seduced Eve in the garden.
Vampires aren’t just involved in vampirism.
They revolve around selfishness and exploitation, as well as refusal to respect the autonomy of other people.
Chapter 4 – If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet
Main Ideas:
Sonnets can be described as versatile, ubiquitous, various and short.
A sonnet is square shaped because of the fourteen line structure and its meaning is in its sentence just like in basic writing.
It is written in sentence form but simply arranged by lines.
Chapter 5 – Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?
Main Ideas:
There’s no such thing as original work in Literature!
The more you read, the more you see patterns, archetypes, and recurrences.
When you pick up on elements (parallels and analogies) you’re understanding of the novel deepens. Thus, you must analyze to get the full affect of the novel.
Chapter 6 – When in Doubt, Its from Shakespeare
Main Ideas:
Bard is a poet
Chapter 1 – Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not)
Main Ideas:
To have a quest, a novel must have
A knight
A dangerous path
A holy grail
An evil knight
A dragon
A princess
The quest is always educational and provides knowledge of ones self
Chapter 2 – Nice To Eat With You: Acts of Communion
Main Ideas:
It is a communion “Whenever people eat or drink together...”
Breaking bread together is an act of sharing and peace
There has to be a compelling reason to include a meal scene in the story because they’re typically boring.
When we eat, we tend to want to do it with people we are comfortable with.
Usually sharing a meal is a common factor that all living things share. Eating is a necessity for life and we all have that bond with food.
If a meal turns ugly or doesn’t happen at all it’s a bad sign.
Chapter 3 – Nice To Eat You: Act of Vampires
Main Ideas:
Sex has been considered an evil act since the bible. Mainly because the snake seduced Eve in the garden.
Vampires aren’t just involved in vampirism.
They revolve around selfishness and exploitation, as well as refusal to respect the autonomy of other people.
Chapter 4 – If It’s Square, It’s a Sonnet
Main Ideas:
Sonnets can be described as versatile, ubiquitous, various and short.
A sonnet is square shaped because of the fourteen line structure and its meaning is in its sentence just like in basic writing.
It is written in sentence form but simply arranged by lines.
Chapter 5 – Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before?
Main Ideas:
There’s no such thing as original work in Literature!
The more you read, the more you see patterns, archetypes, and recurrences.
When you pick up on elements (parallels and analogies) you’re understanding of the novel deepens. Thus, you must analyze to get the full affect of the novel.
Chapter 6 – When in Doubt, Its from Shakespeare
Main Ideas:
Bard is a poet