Monday, January 3, 2011

why i choose my title

The reason i choose my title is because it represents various aspects of literature. Within the title, there are the words issues, reading, and then the word issues again. Similiarly to literature, the phrase can be understood in many different ways. It can be read literally, such as their are issues with reading about issues, or even that people often have issues reading about issues. While it can also be percieved as symbolic, such as how the phrase itself is difficult to read and understand, and is possibly a sign of how ambiguity allows for more interpretation and exploration. Ambiguity within literature is both its the best and worst aspect. Although it allows for greater creativity and hidden agendas, it also makes literature extremely subjective and impossible to define. In my personal experience, I have found that english teachers are often either too lenient or too strict about their definitions of literature. For good reason, teachers have a difficult time assessing whether or not students have achieved a proper understanding of literature, because there are almost always multiple interpretations.
Another more hidden meaning within the phrase is that the word hidden is positioned between the word issues. It is surrounded by issues. Literature or reading always involves conflict and problems, and is made to either allow people to escape from them, learn about them, learn about their own, or predict future problems. Using this blog, I will probably define many issues within literature, explain how my own problems relate to the ones that I have learned from the types of literature I will read, and hypothesize about the true meanings within the literature.

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