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How to Read Literature Like a Professor 

"It's All Political." Foster discussed how lit can sometimes mention politics. He found connections to politics in the Christmas Carol(he uses A LOT of examples to help prove his point). He pointed out that the story attacks the way we look at our social responsibilities, by using grumpy old Scrooge. Weird, huh. I wouldn't have thought of it. In my opinion, Political lit is pretty interesting because it involves current world issues and stuff going on now. And in "Rip Van Winkle, there's a political meaning behind it, even though it just seems like a weird, pointless story. After he sleeps for 20 years (weird), he wakes up and arrives home to his dead wife and different hotel signs. It turns out though that the American Revolution has taken place when he was asleep. The hotel sign that once had a picture of King George now has a picture of pres. George Washington. Once again, I NEVER would've guessed. Yep, Foster is really analytical. Even though this book is kinda hard to understand, Foster is pretty funny. "I took just enough physics in high school to master one significant fact: human beings cannot fly." and "If it isn't human, it flies." and "But a Christ figure doesn't need to resemble Christ in every way,  otherwise......he'd be Christ." I like how he doesn't speak very formally, he says some jokes and little funny things, kind of like in a conversation. Here's another of his sayings: flight is freedom. Oh, and irony trumps everything. Now, chapter 16 was um, well.....awkward. Real awkward. Let's just say it's about a subject that's inappropriate. Yeah, we'll leave it at that. Anyway, I'll be back soon!  :)