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Originally Posted by Cthulhu
Maybe the young mind simply is not so well-geared to literature.
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I've been told (not my field, but it matches my experiences) that the typical brain doesn't really get to the point of being able to really process abstract ideas until sometime in the low to mid twenties, so that's probably part of it, but I also think that there's more to it. I don't think that young minds usually have enough information and experience to make the connections to other things that make good literature so enjoyable.
But the problem is that they have to
get that experience and data, in order to
appreciate the experience and data. They usually won't enjoy the initial exposure, but it's got to be had if they're ever going to get any further, which is why I think it's a better approach to focus on ways to ease the trauma (that's too strong a word, but it's the right idea) of the initial exposures, rather than tossing the 'classics' (the
real ones that is)
