Stafford Book

As I was reading, I came across a nice line that I would like to elaborate.  The sentence goes, "Literature is not a picture of life, but is a separate experience with its own kind of flow and enhancement."  I believe that so much.  Before last semester, I did not read much, nor did I really care for it.  I am glad I chose the English path because of the different literature I have read in my British and American Literature classes.  All of the experiences that I did not even knew existed.  

Every piece is its own experience worth adventuring through.  The pieces of literature that stick out to me so far: 1984, Animal Farm, Paradise Lost, The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, and many more.  I mean the list goes on.  Every piece brings a different perspective and experience.  I have different emotions towards some but not others.  I interpret these writings in completely different ways than others as well, which is the beauty of literature.  One perceives these works in different ways because of their background and experiences.  

I truly believe that every single person needs to read literature because it is just so fascinating and wonderful.  The deeper meanings behind each piece can be so surprising at times.  For example, in the Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence was interesting, but after hearing the sexual ties in it, the story threw me for a loop.  I did not see the sexual experiences in it at all, but I suppose I should have expected it from the sexual deviant Lawrence was.