chapter 8 - 10 how to read lit like a professor
myth is what?
A body of story that matters
top 4 sources for literary allusions and symbols
Shakespeare, the Bible, fairytales, and myths
what are the 3 meanings of rain?
cleanse, misery, and regrowth
meaning of rainbow and where it’s from?
Hope ; Noah’s ark
fog meaning
Confusion, anxiety, misery
snow meaning
Can mean anything
what are dynamic/round characters?
Characters that experience interchange with well developed personalities.
what are flat characters?
Undeveloped, one dimensional characters.
why are flat characters important?
Necessary to move a story along.
what is one thing to take away from the interlude?
Lit professors invent symbols, themes, etc that writer could not have intended.
while it may be true that not everything is intentional....
Most of it likely is