Initial Response to Wallace's Syllabusing
Initially, the most striking thing in this short piece was the dirrect quotation from Wallace's syllabus:
"In less narcotizing words, English 102 aims to show you some ways to read fiction more deeply, to come up with more interesting insights on how pieces of fiction work, to have informed intelligent reasons for liking or disliking a piece of fiction, and to write—clearly, persuasively, and above all interestingly—about stuff you’ve read."Â
  I think that not only with fiction, but a lot of written work as a whole, I lack a vocabulary, tools necessary, etc. to be able to intelligently identify and discuss my opinions and residual feelings during and after the completion of any piece. This can be extended to film and innumerable art forms too.  I find it interesting, but not surprising that Wallace teaches this, because as a writer, he has amazing abilities as an artist and story teller to lay out words in a way that create such deep and connectable realism. I feel like one of  the most pleasurable things about reading Wallace is the incredibly vivid and intense combinations of words that seem unlike any other writer. (Will post examples of these as I read on.)
