way too long (Assg. 11)

1. Theme is not very important in anything I write because I don't care all that much. A great piece of literature doesn't have to have theme to be great. Take biographies, there is no definite theme in plenty and yet I'm sure you could find someone who finds it important anyway. I'm sure you could find plenty of other people who see a theme in everything. Sometimes you're better off without a theme because I have read plenty of books with themes that sucked that would have been better off without any. Honestly I don't really care, if it's good it's good and if it's bad it's bad.

2. I think knowing the right people keeps literature around for long periods of time... and having natural skill. I couldn't see myself writing something that would last that long or at all because I don't spend much time writing. Writing is not a passion of mine and if it came down to writing or paddling I'd pick paddling every time. I like reading books, just not writing and I'm okay with that. Authors and pieces of literature come and go and that's just part of life. There isn't enough space in the brain to retain everyone who ever wrote a good work.

3. If i could have a lasting impact on the world with literature I'd hope it'd be a haiku because those are pretty sweet. As a writer I could make that kind of impact by writing a sweet ass haiku awesome enough to withstand time. It's really not all that important to me. It'd be sweet, but I'm not going to spend my time at home watching Disney movies and secluding myself from the real world to come up with it. If it happens it happens and if it doesn't I'm okay with that. I'm gonna go paddling and backpacking and live my life.