Just another lazy afternoon
A lazy afternoon with nothing to do except write 16 pages worth of summaries for Persuasion. I find myself wondering why people would want to analise literature. Aren’t they content enough with just reading and finding out what happens to who at what time and where? Noooo… they just have to find out the "hidden" meanings behind the text. Jeez. While trying not to sound like a complete simpleton, don’t you think literature should just be read, enjoyed and appreciated without having to go through tedious tasks of analysis and summaries? If everyone had to do this for every piece of writing they read, the world would be a most unread place indeed.
Back to my summary, I find it impossible to write a good summary. Language wise, anything I write will be sub-standard compared to Jane Austen’s text, so I find myself wasting minutes just thinking of a synonymous word that can top the one in the novel. Then, having to actually string a good sentence that doesn’t make me look like a complete moron relative to the novel takes me even more time. Sigh. This was not what I had in mind when I signed up for literature.
Now I shall go procrastinate and let my summary decompose. I have lost all will to work.
Good hunting
