First Thoughts on Class

I guess the first thing I should blog for class is make an observation on what I think the class will be like and what I think we are going to do. The first part I can't really begin to guess at. It's obvious that we are going to be reading some very complex books, most notably Finnigans Wake, but we should also be reading some lighter material and the movie selections look enjoyable. It will be interesting to see how we tackle the five major themes layed out in the syllabus. Actually, the more I think about it, the more excited I get.

As for what I hope to get from this class, I hope that it will expand my reading repertoire and allow me to escape from the shell that I have been living in over the years that has only allowed me to read some of the most low brow of books. Of course I got a taste of the high brow with the Nabokov novels last semester, however, now I must delve into some even harder material and I hope that it can give me the confidence to read more dense books and truly enjoy them.