I’m slowly becoming acutely aware of how much I’m doing it. I do it in my classes, outside of my classes, while watching TV, hanging out with my friends. (And by “it” I mean analyzing literally everything.) I think that my brain has worked this way for quite some time, and only now have I realized that. Maybe it’s a trademark of the stereotypical English major to over analyze everything, or make connections that may seem far-fetched. As far as I’m concerned, I fit the profile. With the help of Moran’s “Interdisciplinarity,” as well as class activities and essays, E2 in particular, in regards looking too much into things goes, my innocence has been lost.
***SPOILER ALERT*** proceed with caution
As a brief sneak peak into my own E2 essay, I am attempting to analyze song. I have spent hours pouring over quotations about song in a particular text, trying desperately to make connections that make sense (I think I am succeeding thus far.) Analyzing song with my previous knowledge of Moran has definitely made me aware of my constant connection making both inside and outside of the English 203 classroom, usually much to my own surprise and delight.
As a bit of a personal reflection, I am amazed at the connections I have been able to make within my classes and within my life this semester. Not a day passes without two or more connections being made or (possibly) over analyzed. Situations and happenings I would have experienced without a second thought now unfold into a dizzying array of possibilities of their meaning and significance. Whether or not they are actually of any importance I will never know. I can only thank both Moran’s and English 203’s influence for my newly discovered habit; for my innocence lost.