This is a Thought You Can't Refuse

I have learned allot about literary analysis, as well as life in general. I found it describes the author and who they are in a sense. If they are a hopeless romantic they are going to express it either through their character or through the main concept if their story. I've came to the realization that there is definitely a line the separates almost segregates non-fiction from fiction but its very thin at times, maybe even vague and often iron-curtain-like. I learn, like any artist, they express themselves and their life like a journal of their life, through their art; like their own language! What I have enjoyed the most about this course was, I have enjoyed expressing my perception in each short story and responding to my fellow students as I read their opinions, as well. I have learned allot from the variety of literary terms and form authors used to write their form of fiction. I like the questions the challenged us on each short story and the inter connection they had with each other. I love to write, so this excited and motivated me for my self-expression through these deep short fictional stories. This course was completely therapeutic in comparison to my other courses, to find clarity and cure for my writer’s block, it really helped. I have always enjoyed allegories, symbolism, and metafiction. I love when an author expresses a certain theme and main point through something else, maybe even more animated for more of the majority of society would relate to the story consciously on a universal level. The allegory of the cave was one of the first allegories I have heard and I absolutely fell in love with it; I was in a philosophy class when i figured it out but it opened me to a whole new major which was my calling, "Sociology"! I.really enjoyed reading these short stories expanding my mind even more by learning about metafiction and symbolism; which relates to what I am learning in Sociology which is Symbolic interactionism. In conclusion, I have thoroughly enjoyed the way this whole class was constructed. I really had fun interacting with the whole class, reading each individual post, and sharing ours too. My favorite author of the stories were Edgar Allan Poe and his sick twisted versions of life and death. I also enjoyed,Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper (1899)" it was a horrific view of women in the past when being treated like commodities or, in better words, objects. The story was about a women confined to one all room prescribed from working (which in the eyes of the reader, usually self-imprisoned women and dominating masculine in the world, see working with an everyday life so silly things women including how's work which is full time in women's only job at that time with housework and left work meant for women, in general. So for her not to work means not to.have a life. Back then, housework was the only work looked upon as only work women should do. In fact you were looked down upon for working outside of the home or even attending college. We have evolved, in our society’s view, a long way but not with the help of this story as well as others by the same author as well as other feminist at that time. That was my favorite, even over Edgar Allen Poe. I am so glad I enrolled in this class, it helped not only skills to interrelate and interpret literary art but my confidence, as well; Thanks to all contributing to my success! Re: This is a Thought You Can't Refuse by Tara Hall - Saturday, December 8, 2012, 11:24 PM I liked what you wrote about most authors writings are like a journal of their lives. I really like this perspectiveas well as your thoughts on how far woman have come. I couldnt agree more.