How to Read Literature Like a Professor: Chapters 23 & 24 Chapter 23: It’s Never Just Heart Disease…

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: Chapters 23 & 24

Chapter 23: It’s Never Just Heart Disease…

• What was it about?

• When an author mentions heart disease, it’s never about heart disease.

Deeper thoughts.

• Heart disease is sad emotions

• Loneliness or pain

• Heart represents all emotion

• Heart has significance

Examples?

• The Man of Adamant

• By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

• Man is upset with society

• Moves into cave

• Turns into stone

Chapter 24:…..And Rarely Just Illness

• What was it about?

• When writing, you can not just use any illness off the top of your head.

What does that mean?

• Illness should effect the character’s appearance.

• Strong symbol

• -Tuberculosis: Translucent skin, darkened eye sockets, coughing up blood

Key Points

• Not all diseases are created equal

• It should be picturesque

• Mysterious in origin

• - Author John Keat’s Tuberculosis

• Strong metaphorical possibilities

Examples?

• James Joyce’s “The Sisters”

• Priest has stroke

• Left paralyzed

• There is “No Hope” for the priest

• Paralysis shows suffering with no action.

• Boy is effected