Literary analysis is something I turned up my nose at a decade ago. My inward groaning would begin every time an English or literature teacher would start to talk about analyzing literature. Was the color of the walls in a story important? Was the author trying to convey some important metaphysical truth? I would have wagged my head and disagreed. And I still wag my head and disagree with that avenue of literary analysis, but I do not disagree with the action wholesale. When I was a student, I was not taught how to analyze literature correctly, but literary analysis can teach us a lot if we do it correctly. If you enjoy this episode, here are some others you might find interesting: On the Benefits of Reading, On Artistic Motifs
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Intro and Exit Music Credit: Brain-Eating Zombies from Area 51 by Moolen
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