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A Look at Unconventional Literature
Summary: Describes how the stories No Exit, by Sartre, and Metamorphosis, by Kafka differ from traditional literature. Explores how each story is a break from conventional writing in the way that these pieces coerce the reader to think.
For a student's entire time in school, the goal of the teacher has been to make the student understand what they are learning. In kindergarten, the student is taught the fundamentals of all language- the alphabet. From that point, they learn to read, write and most importantly think. However, in this society, thinking (especially thinking for ones self) has become little more than an idea, a façade to create the so-called "intellectual." Especially on the level of literature, in which people have been able to stop imagining all together. Everything in a piece is handed to them through detailed descriptions and metaphors to everyday objects. In the Harry Potter series, for instance, the main character (Harry) is given in complex description. With the vivid picture planted in one's head already, one does not need to apply much creativity to the image. Even the school day at Hogwarts...
This section contains 1,265 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) |