Well said, Laura. We do need to read more and get good words into our brains instead of words of ignorance and discord. Books are an excellent way to have a conversation without being confrontational. Usually. :)
Alternate interpretations - yes! And we need to be able to see multiple points of view which, sadly, has really been lost. I just read a book about separating art from artists, and it was so interesting that the thesis was "depending on your own history, you may or may not be able to enjoy art from monstrous-behaving people" - and I liked that shade of grey. We all have histories and we all can bring our views to the table, and discuss - yes, with literature, but it would be nice to be able to do that with other things too.
I totally agree-I’m just saying by discussing literature, we build the muscles to debate in a calm manner and be open to other perspectives. It’s a good place to start learning those apparently forgotten skills.
Well said, Laura. We do need to read more and get good words into our brains instead of words of ignorance and discord. Books are an excellent way to have a conversation without being confrontational. Usually. :)
Alternate interpretations - yes! And we need to be able to see multiple points of view which, sadly, has really been lost. I just read a book about separating art from artists, and it was so interesting that the thesis was "depending on your own history, you may or may not be able to enjoy art from monstrous-behaving people" - and I liked that shade of grey. We all have histories and we all can bring our views to the table, and discuss - yes, with literature, but it would be nice to be able to do that with other things too.
I totally agree-I’m just saying by discussing literature, we build the muscles to debate in a calm manner and be open to other perspectives. It’s a good place to start learning those apparently forgotten skills.