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More than anything else about this class, I like that the topics we discuss are readily applicable to other classes that I take, or things that I observe in my daily life; I enjoy this class because it asks broad questions whose answers can address problems I find in many other areas of my life. (For instance, questioning our potential for agency.) I have found that the smaller discussions work well for me. I sometimes feel intimidated or as though I don't have anything to add, but seeing the same group of faces every Thursday is reassuring, and I like how student-controlled our discussions are. I feel that, because the students control the direction of the conversation, we are discussing topics that truly interest us, and the class as a whole becomes easier to relate to.

I will admit that the lectures on Tuesday can become a little difficult for me to follow; the long silences that drag on as people (me) try to process what has just been said can be distracting, and talking on Tuesdays is *really* difficult because I, personally, need more time to absorb the lecture. I'm also not always certain how one topic relates to each other, and need time to think and figure out those connections. 

I am looking forward to the discussions about the evolution of literature. This aspect of the class is the main reason I enrolled, and, much as I have enjoyed what we have covered so far, I am anxious to begin.