From How to Read Literature Like a Professor Thomas C. Foster Notes by Marti Nelson 1. Every Trip is a Quest (except when it’s not): a. A quester b. A place to go c. A stated reason to go there d. Challenges and trials e. The real reason to go—always self-knowledge 2. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion a. Whenever people eat or drink together‚ it’s communion b. Not usually religious c. An act of sharing and peace d. A failed meal carries negative connotations 3. Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires
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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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