I achieved a profound realization this week, more specifically, today in English class. This realization arose from a near joke, or a warning of what one must be wary of. This warning was of Mr.Allen's narration of an unacceptable short story ending, as he rambled off into a tale about leaping monsters, caving walls, and a tale of spontaneous terror. Although, I'm sure he meant what he said, I believe he was almost opening a door of meaning. That he was telling us, in an ironic sense, that although it'd be awful to write a meaningless story about horror and monsters; that it'd be almost extraordinary to find a deeper meaning or connection within an ostensibly empty idea. I drew an extrapolation from Charles Simic's "A Stone", that one can create something out of nothing and draw out deeper meaning in something that seems all too simple like a stone.
You see, the profound realization wasn't found alone within the idea that one can create something out of nothing (although that is significant) or the irony, or even the inherent connections to poetry and even literature such as Heart of Darkness (something can come out of nothing). The epiphany arrived throughout a combination of everything involved in Mr.Allen's 30 second narrative. It showed me how significant of a role literature, poetry, Shakespeare, and just about everything we've studied, plays within our everyday lives. That there is meaning of what we study, outside of the classroom. I mean, I was this multiplicity in Mr. Allen's informative speech upon our short stories (also eludes to Post/Modernism).
I'm not quite sure of what's to come, but I really believe that this realization, will allow me to see other instances of our studies becoming extremely pronounced outside of the classroom. To be honest, the extrapolations I made surprised me, but it was a pleasant surprise. A surprise that gives me something to look forward to, in all things, even those that may appear seemingly mundane.
Thankyou Mr. Allen
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