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Literature Text
I have heard that
we never read
the same story twice
Like a book of fairytales
first opened in childhood
in which we discover dragons
nestled within ancient castles
mysterious beings able
to grant wishes for
kind souls
and numerous transformations
which shift more
after each visit
into a familiar landscape
where characters
we come to know
forever dwell
Except the text may
remain in a single configuration
its words and events kept
amid a certain
narrative performance
As such
we are the ones who
undergo a change
each time
we slip between the covers
...with different emotions
...with different thoughts
...at different stages
of our lives
Perhaps then
it is not so much that
we never read
the same story twice
as we never read
a story twice
as the exact
same individual
we never read
the same story twice
Like a book of fairytales
first opened in childhood
in which we discover dragons
nestled within ancient castles
mysterious beings able
to grant wishes for
kind souls
and numerous transformations
which shift more
after each visit
into a familiar landscape
where characters
we come to know
forever dwell
Except the text may
remain in a single configuration
its words and events kept
amid a certain
narrative performance
As such
we are the ones who
undergo a change
each time
we slip between the covers
...with different emotions
...with different thoughts
...at different stages
of our lives
Perhaps then
it is not so much that
we never read
the same story twice
as we never read
a story twice
as the exact
same individual
Literature
Death and the Future of Literature
“Death and the Future of Literature”
Authors will pass away when they’re old enough to go on.
They will die.
But, their literature will be permanent records for all eternity.
Let’s talk about something important.
Let’s create science fiction for ourselves about dead authors.
Authors from the past are often gone into the afterlife.
They are not living here with modern people from today.
Modern people remember the past with so much confusion.
Readers will probably think their dead authors are still living.
Of course, this is not possible.
The dead authors are gone.
Let’s create science fiction about this idea.
Let’s say this:
Let’s say, we bring a dead author back to life.
We bring a dead author back to life.
We can even call him Frankenstein.
The dead author comes back to life after death from so long ago.
We bring him back to life.
And, we tell him the truth about modern society.
We give him general information on the truth of the day.
We give him modern evidence.
We give him
Literature
Coping
Coping, copic, copper, coal.
Gears turning, machines whirring.
Faster, stronger, higher, longer.
Water pouring, frothing, roaring,
coping?
no.
In steps her.
Building walls.
Building thoughts.
Building reasons,
up putting stops.
Reasoned roads now running round.
Seasoned river in his bed.
Slowing,
thinking,
thoughts thought through.
Literature
Resilience
You’ve heard of child prodigies – Mozart, Picasso, Pascal, Marie Curie.They were blessed with talents at such a young age and given the opportunity to flourish. Of course, the education systems today in many countries takes that as an example, allowing more advanced youth to fast-track.Success stories are aplenty. Interviews on them showcase their desire to challenge themselves in pursuit of knowledge. Sure, some struggles are mentioned but the picture that you see is still a bed of roses with maybe only a thorn or two in its midst.But do you actually know what they faced? Do you see beyond the roses, its blood red dye hiding the cracks an...
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Inspired by essays read on Reader-Response Theory, which emphasizes reading as a life experience, but also based on various literary musings.
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I can think of no better example of this for me than with Harry Potter.
Philosopher's Stone at age 9: meh, too much description and such long chapters.
Philosopher's Stone at age 25: such a fun and creative way to begin a series!
Order of the Phoenix at age 12: THIS IS AWESOME, INTENSE AND NEVER LETTING UP!
Order of the Phoenix at age 25: Man this is dreary... can the characters just get five minutes to be happy?
Philosopher's Stone at age 9: meh, too much description and such long chapters.
Philosopher's Stone at age 25: such a fun and creative way to begin a series!
Order of the Phoenix at age 12: THIS IS AWESOME, INTENSE AND NEVER LETTING UP!
Order of the Phoenix at age 25: Man this is dreary... can the characters just get five minutes to be happy?