Spent the afternoon listening to a wide variety of students presenting their ideas on a wide variety of texts. Struck by the fact that this is all so new to them. Found myself trying to remember when Catch 22 was a new discovery for me and recalled the almost visceral excitement engendered by the simple fact that someone could write something so dark, so funny and so true. I hope the kids talking about the novel felt at least a little bit the same.
Isn't it fine, that moment you discover that great Literature not only doesn't need to be remotely respectable but gains immeasurably through not being so?
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