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Usually I hate informational books, espescially ones that are related to literature or grammar. But this book pleasantly surprised me. I thought its examples of literature were very helpful to understanding each chapters concept. Unlike past books that had theorys or formulas to guide you in hypothetical situations, it was easy to connect to the authors reasoning.

Since there was never a moment of feeling lost of the information provided, I learned so much about the connections society makes through literature. Nice to Eat With You: Acts of Communion revealed to me the hidden meaning of a meal with others that "breaking bread together is an act of sharing and peace." If not peace its a time when people in literature may have motive to make a communion with others, to get problems resolved or started. Its a simple idea but sometimes essential to a story to unite characters or plot them against each other.

Symbolism! Has been clarified for me in one chapter, it is not a connotation of the authors design it is a connotation that u personally find connections to with the author. "An act of one creative intelligence engaging another." It is not only the reader searching for a pattern or something simply symbolic. It's connecting to the authors vision through past experiences with symbolism and life. I can't wait to apply what I learned to Beloved and read more about Sethe and what the murder of her daughter, in terms of symbolism.