drownedinlight:zephyrantha:iwannabeadored:I fucking knew this was about On the Road three screen cap
drownedinlight:zephyrantha:iwannabeadored:I fucking knew this was about On the Road three screen caps inWhat bothers me about this scene is that these girls said the exact same things.“It’s not writing, it’s typing” is the same as “I hated this book.”“The structure is not strong” is the same as “I had no idea what it’s about.”One girl said Keruoac was on drugs while the other could name the drug.One girl said it read like it was written in a hurry, the other knew it had been written in 3 weeks.“His experiments in prose style are tedious” is the SAME THING as saying “boring and unorganized”And I saw this sort of thing a lot in school. As an English major, if I’d said “I hated this book” I would have been lambasted or dismissed by the prof. But if I said “I wasn’t moved by it, I found it tedious” it would have been an insightful remark.I’m so sick of this academic elitism.But I sort of thought that’s why the second girl said what she said? Like she used more academic language, you’re right, but she’s completely echoing Kim’s statement. By prefacing it with, “I think Kim’s right,” she draws the attention back to the fact that Kim said it first, the paraphrases, then builds on what Kim said giving more information to support Kim’s claim. Like Girl 2 knows what’s up with the teacher’s bullshit and she’s not about to let it go down. I think the point of this scene is to condemn academic elitism, not to support it. Especially with the look between them at the end. -- source link