What stuck with you? How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Katheryn Schrier

2025-09-03 17:08:05 UTC

What stuck with me was when the author argued that all literature and stories grow out of each other, and there are no completely original works.

2025-09-03 17:09:23 UTC

All pieces of literature are built on a limited list of universal patterns and conventions (each work is a derivation of something that previously existed).

2025-09-03 17:09:30 UTC

Vampire is just a figure that exploits or sucks the life out of other people. It doesn't have to be a real vampire like Dracula; it can be an old men that took the youth away from a young lady.

2025-09-03 17:09:55 UTC

What stuck with me was how symbolism can be conveyed in an almost infinite number of ways, whether it be general or specific. Whether it set the tone for individuals through the current season and acts of communion, or it be the representation of different ideas within characters with the use of parallels to people like Sacagawea or Christ.

2025-09-03 17:10:35 UTC

What stuck with me is that most great works are derived from similar source inspirations, such as Shakespeare, the Bible, and Greek mythology and such you can find familiar themes between vastly different works.

2025-09-03 17:10:53 UTC

what stuck with me most was how much symbolism can be present within stories and all the different ways an author can convey a certain idea.

2025-09-03 17:10:54 UTC

What stuck with me was that it can be almost impossible to create an original literary work. Most ideas are borrowed from previous works, like Shakespeare, the bible, or the Grimm Brothers' stories. It makes it easier to form connection and ideas about the stories because of this.

2025-09-03 17:11:09 UTC

How the author connected the example story to the myth of Persephone stuck with me. It was interesting to see the different levels of analysis.

2025-09-03 17:11:11 UTC

What stuck to me was how themes and symbols have evolved over time and how someone can interpret a symbol depending on what piece of work they are reading.