Overall, it's been a good semester. Going from major Texas summer heat to these brisk fall breezes that carry a hint of a great winter to come. And just as the seasons are so different from each other, I've come to realize that the main aspect of modern Humor and old British Literature are too. Times change and there really is nothing people can do to stop it. It is as a Romantic author once said about literature and poetry, about the era it resides in: "The spirit of the age" they called it. The style and subjects written about flow with how society shifts and influences inspired writers.
Of course, all is not lost. Now that classes are inching towards a closure, I have discovered that difference is only a page deep. Because there can only, truly be one story. May it be a novel, a poem, a short story or a memoir, each one is written for a purpose. And whether it holds a serious turn of events that turn into a tragedy, or a barrel full of laughter, both British Literature and Modern Humor have messages about society and humanity that are trying to reach the reader through purposefully woven words. Have we caught on? Or are we as consistent in our issues and problems as literature is in trying to convey the same persuasions? It never hurts to try and find out, so I shall keep reading. Even after these two amazing discussion based classes. Go Tigers.
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