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Because we spent the first part of the semester mainly talking about biological evolution, I am having a difficult time tying it into "cultural evolution" or the "evolution of stories."  I guess I wasn't prepared for this transition in the course, and I am not finding ways in which I can connect the two together to make sense.  Howard's end was a good book, but I can't say that I loved it.  And it frustrated me that I wasn't able to say that I really connected with any of the characters in the book, as so many of you did.  I feel really indifferent.  Another difference is that with biological evolution, I believed a lot of the topics we discussed were more fact than fiction, and with stories, I feel that as we discuss each book, we don't really draw any concrete answers.  I like answers that are "less wrong" than others, and analyzing the text to try and see what the authors intended to write just doesn't do that for me.  I feel like its a dead end, with no real answer, or, albeit, one that is less wrong.  Any suggestions on how to appreciate these books or to be able to "connect" with them?