I know this may sound like a brainlet question but how can I find meaning in books when I read them like for example I read Moby dick and had no idea it was supposed to be a metaphor...I feel like a complete idiot when reading, how does one improve ?
I would also like to know I feel like I read at a high school level should I just read more ?
>>9669961
> should I just read more ?
Yes
Also, there are some decent university literature course videos on the internet you can view. Seminars and lectures on specific books that might give you an idea on how students are introduced to thinking this way, if you aren't planning on taking any more literary coursework for finding patterns and meaning.
Mainly, just keep thinking about what you have read during and after reading it, and don't take the plot and characters at face-value.
>>9669954
Try to actively look for it would be my advice.