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>>8230881

Literally who?

Pynchon. not even meming

>>8230885
It appears to be Rasputin

Any coming-of-age novel ever

Whiplash

"Settle down, settle down," Ms. Shell says as she walks into the classroom. I glance around and see my fellow classmates doing the same. Barely anyone had been talking.

"So, let's get started. Did anyone not read the assignment?" Nobody raises their hand. "Good. Then we'll get right into it. First of all, why do you think the author begins the story with a dream? Yes, Paul?"

"I think it's because a dream is the easiest way for a magical being, such as the goddess in the story, to communicate."

"Well, no, that's not exactly right. It's a reference to when God sent an angel to tell Mary she would bear his Son. This, also, supposedly happened in a dream."

They're both wrong, I think. Paul's closer though. I did it because people can have memories in dreams that they don't really have in real life. I even say that in the story! How could they get it wrong...?

"And speaking of Mary, this, I think, is what the goddess herself is based on as well. She's clearly a caring, motherly figure. That's why she is willing to sacrifice herself for the good of the protagonist. Yes, Rachel?"

"I didn't see it that way. I thought the goddess's relationship with the protagonist was more romantic than familial."

Thank you! I think. At least SOMEONE gets it!

"Come on, Rachel, if you were a follower of a pagan goddess, would you want a romantic relationship with her?" Ms. Shell asks sarcastically.

But she's right! I scream in my head. That's exactly what I was going for!

"Well, I'm straight, so not really...." The class chuckles at Rachel's response. Ms. Shell ignores it and keeps going.

"Now, finally, one of the most obvious symbols in this story are the bible verses the protagonist sees on his watch. Can anyone guess which verses these are referencing?"

Nobody speaks, not that Ms. Shell gives them time to anyway.

"All of the quotes are from the First Book of Samuel. The first one, 22:20, involves someone named Abiathar running away to join David. The protagonist sees this while he's running to join his goddess.

The second one, 24:15, is about David showing mercy to Saul, like how the goddess is merciful towards the protagonist despite him not recognizing her.

The last one, 26:28, isn't actually a real verse. The 26th chapter in the First Book of Samuel only has 27 verses. This indicates the unknown, emphasizing the uncertainty of the goddess and protagonist's futures."

Okay, screw it. I put my hand up.

I forgive you.

While he did fuck everything up in the isle just so he could eat ham, Ralph was the biggest fuck up. So, yeah.

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>>8230859
jack was cute!

CUTE!

>>8230853
>tfw post from a phone
>tfw no filenames

>>8230858

(its Blood Meridian)

yeah

Why would you put a comma there?

>>8230836

If a person is moved to create some sort of literature, artwork, or other material as a consequence of their depression, or even of their upper-middle class "sadness", and even if it happens to be a very boring or trite form of personal expression, then the statement in OP's image is literally false. And it is clear from the context that "creatives" and their ilk are meant, and not simply depressed people who do not manage to create anything.

>>8230765
>Is this the single most titanic fucking sentence ever written?
yes

>>8230765
Gotdam

The pusher man

>>8230763
/lit/ - literature

>>8230763
>.jpg
the MADMAN

Stoicism is just western Buddhism where you suppress your emotions till the whole nation ends up with a suicide rate the size of japan

Fahrenheit 451

>>8230690
Use fine sandpaper on the edges of the pages to remove the top layer of grime, which may be contributing to the smell.

Then open the book and check for loose dirt, insects, fleas, tobacco, chocolate, biscuit crumbs, whatever, and remove these.

Gently go over the front and back cover with rubbing alcohol to remove surface stains and bacteria from people who read on the toilet, etc.

Seal the book in an airtight bag along with something fragrant for a few days.

(optional) Put the book, in a bag, in a freezer for a few days to kill any silverfish/eggs/whatever else maybe festering among the pages.

>>8230897
But if there is actual, visible mould - just chuck it.

it's pretty depressing how many authors I only hear about because they died

I only read Salter because he died recently and he's amazing

Goodnight sweet Prince Geoffrey.

I had hoped that there was still more to come from him. I read through his collected works all through last year, astounded that there were still people producing poetry like it. I love his grumpy persona, I loved his bitching about Carol Ann Duffy to the press. I loved the prophetic drive and anger in his work. He seemed to pick up speed later in life and I really wanted more. And now he's gone.

>>8230700
I sometimes find it depressing to read him because his poetry is so obviously above anything that I will ever be able to write.

The collection I bought contains all of his poetry up to 1992. I couldn't find other works of his, because I live in Brazil, and the dollar is very expensive now.

Have you read his critical writings? A Brazilian poet once said he was the best poetry critic of our time.

His YouTube interviews are very funny. He seemed to be a wonderful, wonderful person.

I'd self bump but apparently the self is a spook... So... Something bumps, anyway.

>prose

>>8230645

Recently read this, thought it was excellent.
You might just be retarded.

fucking great

I don't understand why the Jews are drinking milk in Death Fugue. Surely the Germans wouldn't have given them milk. It just seemed poorly researched.

>>8230545
Don't like him, too disjointed, not aesthetically pleasing in most cases. J. H. Prynne and maybe John Ashbery could be considered similar.

>>8230516
5-50 years depending on how much talent you have.

As long as you let it

couple weeks

Reading the bible is critical for understanding the entirety of the western canon.

>>8230462
>entirety
Well I mean not classicism m8, and that is truly the most important part.

>>8230427
Paradise Lost is probably my favourite thing written in English. Just go for it. Definitely read the bible eventually, but you can still get a ton out Milton with some standard biblical knowledge.

>>8230383
what?

>>8230383
We won.
We aren't denying our racism anymore.
We have a mandate.
Walk on Jap. Walk on.

>>>/trash/

not lit