Is Originality Needed?

Happy Monday! So, I was having some difficulty deciding what to write about today and realized that I don't necessarily have to dig for some inspirational topic or words. It can just be thoughts or something that I thought was interesting. So, going along with this theme, I wanted to discuss my Restoration English class. (Restoration just means we're reading texts from 1660-1800).

Right now we're reading Jonathan Swift...quite the character.  He is quite humorous, but most of his works should probably be read at least twice. In a lot of his writings, he is discussing the differences between ancient and modern (his time) writers.  In reality, it is a question we still deal with today.  Who are the most important authors we need to read? Homer? Descartes? Shakespeare? Aquinas? O'Connor? etc.

Things We Don't Want to Do

Everyone - I don't care who you are - everyone has things he or she doesn't want to do. As a student, I think that it's safe to say that we've all had to read things we don't want to. As an English major to be, I have enjoyed many of the books I've had to read. I loved Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, The Crucible, The Poisonwood Bible, Northanger Abbey, The Great Gatsby, etc. They were all fantastic, and if you're unfamiliar with any of them, exit out of this blog, shut down your computer, and run - not walk - RUN to your library. Find these books, sit in a corner, and read them cover to cover. They changed my life and the way I look at literature.