This week in class, I was gone for half of it. I came back Wednesday, so anything up to that point I can't say I learned anything other than I really, really don't like bronchitis. But Thursday we engaged in an activity that made us consider the difference between a story and literature, and what we get out of both of them. I thought it was genuinely very interesting, as I had never thought about the idea before. I always just used the terms story and literature interchangeably. I thought "well yeah, it's a book. A book is literature, and most books are stories." Now I have learned that maybe isn't exactly correct.
We looked at a small document explaining some examples of how stories and literature interact with each other, and how one benefits the other and vise versa. The set of paragraphs brought up an interesting point when they began talking about film, and how film can lose what we get through literature while keeping the story. The film will focus on the story, because that is what they are able to present visually, but some of the literature gets lost in translation. I really thought this was interesting and it really opened to my eyes into what we get through light fiction, and what we get through literature. A story that is entirely plot driven may not be considered literature whatsoever, while a piece of literature that's beautifully written may have no plot whatsoever and therefore doesn't tell a story. Aside from that, I also picked up a second book after finishing my first, which I have found to be a much easier read. While the topic matter I find a bit less interesting so far, I find the book a bit more simple to comprehend, which is resulting in a quicker read. My reading rate went up from 144 to 192, which I find to be very interesting. When thinking about the ideas that we learned on Thursday, I realize that these books are a very tasteful mix of literature and story. Both novels that I've taken up have interesting stories. They craft a narrative that is both entertaining and thought provoking, while still keeping a sense of poetry about the entire novel. Evelyn Waugh's choices of wording and description lean artful rather than straightforward, and causes the leader to really lean into the narrative to understand what exactly he wants you to understand. But while he does this, he still incorporates a story that is extremely well thought out, as well as something that the reader will no doubt find appealing once they get into the meat of it. I think that I picked a very good author for myself, as his books fit nicely within my tastes. I look forward to finishing this book as well, and going forward with a bit more of an open mind when it comes to the literature of the work versus the story itself.
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