45: Why English Teachers Aren't Liars
Classical Stuff You Should Know
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The Importance of Symbols in Literature
AJ: If there was a number of references that would that Romeo is the winged cherub if he you know can sort of if love gives him wings if he can fly. He says writers are like everybody else and sometimes they just write stuff down they don't know why they write it. AJ thinks Graham's reading is reasonable when I take issue with readings by pulling out symbols or motifs from books. A good piece of literature should be in concert with the canon versus just something that's emanating from the heart, writes AJ.
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