Concluding thoughts
I absolutely feel as though I have gained many skills for approaching unfamiliar literature. It took away the pressure of getting it "right" and I feel better practiced at having the ability to formulate an "answer" (rather than just trying to accept it for what something is at face value with no further thought). The most notable patterns I have seen throughout the course is the presence of "rules" and the seemingly endless shapes and forms this can be communicated through, both literal and abstract. Whether it be the rules imposed on the individual, or the conditional rules to participate in society, and everything in between this and beyond. The game of this course to me is that in actuality there are no rules. What I mean by this is, the incredibly vast collection of societal, communal, imaginative, as well as literal ways of 'being' told through each unique book in its own individual fashion. Even though there can be parallels or similariti