What Happens When The Re-Taught In Literature

Literature has always been a great escape from reality for me, even when assigned by a professor or teacher for homework. However, I have always been that student who did not understand why I had to pick up or cue in on every little gesture of symbolism or foreshadowing. For me, literature has always been about the journey, personal understanding or connection, and the eloquence of the words used. Therefore, I believe each person concentrates on what they need to hear and what the specific piece of literature currently can offer; that is why people notice new details when the re-read or re-watch a story. For example, I recently re-read As I Lay Dying because when I first read it, although I thought it was beautifully written, I would never have understood all the symbolism and what Faulkner meant if my teacher did not go over each chapter in class. When I re-read it, I had lost somebody, opposed to when I first read …show more content…
Especially debates on religion and burial. Although the United States is largely Christian, as discussed, what is going to happen when areas start to become over populated with burial grounds? What happens when space is needed and burial grounds are threatened by apartment complexes that need to expand to house more people due to population growth? Surely, individuals’ right to religion and their burial practice will change as ground burial begins to threaten society as a whole when cemeteries over run towns and villages. The baby boomer generation is currently beginning to grow old and die, as one of the largest population increases in the United States, people have to start thinking about other ways to bury the dead. When this time comes, Antigone can be applied to current circumstances and taught in schools and colleges as an applicable piece of literature, even though it was written in b.c.