Chapter 3 Carman

Chapter 3
Modern society is one of instant gratification, press a button and something happens, pause it, zap it, or wait for the movie. Reading is often regarded as cumbersome and boring by students. They are encouraged to read, but then required to break down the reading, find the symbolism or other literary meanings in the story. Once the analysis begins, the movie that played in the reader's head while reading, begins to distort or begins to look different. Sometimes that offers clarity and sometimes it makes for confusion. While studying literature and understanding what the author intended for us to understand we all need to remember the joy of reading and why we read in the first place. We need to remember that instant gratification is not always the best way, sometimes greater things come to those who wait and don't overanalyze.