the twelfth chapter of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Foster analyzes symbols‚ and the great influences they have in literature. To begin the chapter‚ Foster compares and explains the differences between symbols and allegories. Symbolism is a broad category‚ and allegories fit under it’s immense hierarchy. Furthermore‚ symbols “involve a range of possible means and interpretations”‚ while allegories have single and specific answers (105). Foster continues by stating that
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Heart Problems Within chapter 23 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Thomas Foster discusses the in-depth reasons authors use heart complications in novels and the meaning it can add to a story. Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses these various heart techniques that Foster talks about to further emphasize character’s personalities and guilt. Guilt is an emotion Hawthorne used to cause pains within Reverend Dimmesdale. At the beginning of the novel‚ Dimmesdale is seen
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How to Read Like a Professor by: Thomas C. Foster 1) Introduction: How’d He Do That? Mostly in memory it affects the reading literature in way that the reader‚ recognizes similarities in another work of literature‚ like in romantic novels elude towards Shakes Spears’ play Romeo and Juliet. Also‚ recognizing the pattern makes it easier on the reader because with that understanding the complex undertone of the book; like when I was reading The Scarlett Letter‚ I saw the allusions and symbolism in
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster will not grant you some innate capability to comprehend complicated texts‚ and it will most definitely not establish your position in society as a“professor.” Coincidentally‚ Foster’s novel demonstrates an essential quality of Literature: placing the reader fast asleep. However‚ that is not to say the novel isn’t good; the novel is simply not a “joy read.” The book not being particularly enjoyable has nothing to do with the manner in which
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You Know In Thomas C. Foster’s‚ How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ Foster talks about blindness not only as a burden‚ but as a gift. He tries to convey to the audience that blindness in stories goes beyond physical meaning. He also talks about how to catch important details early in a story or movie. The three main points Foster asserts in this chapter are sacrifice‚ commonly missed word usage‚ and if you want something known‚ make it known early. One of the main points Foster talks about
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Alexis Carino 7/31/10 Paragraph Reviews Chapter One: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) In the opening chapter of Thomas C. Foster’s book‚ he explains the importance of a Quest. It is quite hard to figure out a quest‚ Foster explains that in an example about a young boy who goes to the supermarket and encounters his “nemesis.” Quests are the core base of a story since it involves just about everything a story is trying to portray. For example it includes the quester‚ a place to go‚ a
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How To Read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster presents various ideas and methods that are applied in literature in a form of a guide. Many Ideas presented in the book can be found in other books. For example‚ The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros uses concepts such as sex‚ geography‚ and symbolism to focus/describe other topics. In The House On Mango Street‚ the main character‚ Esperanza‚ describes the hairs of her family members. The way she describes her family member’s hairs
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Blake Allen How to Read Literature like a Professor Foster Allen Introduction memory symbol pattern These basic examples of literary analysis can be found in most literature from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Paper town. Every Trip is a Quest “a quester‚ a place to go‚ a stated reason‚ challenges and trials en route‚ and a real reason” real reason is always self-knowledge In Romeo and Juliet‚ Romeo goes to the Capulet party because his friends dragged him along but the real reason was so
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Thomas C. Foster indicates in “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” that usually when a blind person shows up in a piece of literature‚ he can see into the spirit and divine world‚ and can see things that the hero of the story is unable to see. While I don’t believe love is spiritual‚ I do believe that it takes a special eye to see it. In “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green‚ Augustus’ best friend Isaac is losing his eyesight to cancer‚ and essentially going blind. Even though Isaac is losing
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and Composition 19 Aug 2012 Observations for How to Read Literature Like A Professor by Thomas C. Foster Introduction: How’d He Do That? 1. Literature has a set of codes and rules‚ a set of conventions and patterns. 2. Conventions are used‚ observed‚ anticipated‚ and then fulfilled. 3. The three things that differentiate a professional reader from those less experienced are: memory‚ symbol and pattern. 4. A “Faustian bargain” is like making a deal with the devil. Chapter One: Every
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