The Reflection Of Montresor An Introduction To Literature

"Introduction to Literature" has been a most enjoyable course. I am an avid reader and have always been fond of it. In the past, however, my selection of books for reading was very limited due to the fact that my interests lie in the "epic fantasy" genre. I have found a deeper appreciation of the literary works through this course and have opened myself to different types of it. I was shown a variety of works that I thoroughly enjoyed reading, from short stories, to poems, and dramas, and every single one, I 've come to appreciate as art.

When reading a story, a poem, or anything else, I 've learned to read comprehensively and critically, and have come to realize that it is easier to appreciate a literary piece when read this way. This was

Knowing who the narrator of a story is helps see and understand his or her motives, and gives a more intimate connection between the readers and the narrator. In the story "amontillado", I was able to grasp a better understanding of this concept. The narrator in the story was Montresor, and we are exposed to the story through his point of view. I believe that readers would not be able to reliably?? interpret a story if told only one side of the story as was the case here. We are only exposed to Montresor 's point of view, therefore, understanding anybody else 's side of the story would be difficult to say the least. We know that he wants revenge against fortunato, however we do not know what fortunato has done. There is a lesson that can be picked from there: we shouldn 't be angry or hate another or judge another person without knowing fully his or her side of the story. As was the case in the story, we cannot truly have negative feelings towards fortunato because we do not know what he did to

As I 've mentioned, poetry has never been a strong point of mine. I 've always had difficulty understanding and appreciating poetry,however, I can honestly say that I 've developed a liking to it, although still a bit difficult to understand. One poem that stood out was "Those winter sundays". In the discussion?? it was agreed by the group that the poem was about the relentless and tireless love of a father to his son, and the son 's regret for not appreciating this more. My classmate 's shared their views on this and pointed out that as children we never fully realize the depth of our parent 's sacrifice for us and I agree because I was the same. Not until we 're adults do we see the truth, and this poem just makes it clearer. As a father of two myself, the poem served as a justification of my belief that I will do anything and everything for my children, even if it is not