"There's an ugly rumor circulating that english porfessors have dirty minds. It's not true, of course. We're no more dirty-minded than society at large, although that may not be of any great comfort. Well, let me assure you that english professors are not innately prurient. It's just that they can recognize the sexual intentions of writers, who may well have dirty minds." (Page 135)
In this chapter Foster suggests that sex is a big part of literature and is hiden within all sorts of works. This idea is a little farfetched to me, but maybe the next chapter will clarify. I can somewhat understand what Foster is saying about sex being encoded in literature at some times, but to say "it's all about sex" is just outrageous. I do get that it would be a little graphic and inappropriate to write certain things in books, or even show them in movies, so writers use other scenes to portray these actions. I don't read much literature but I definitely see it in movies or tv shows all to often. The last little section in the chapter about bowls and keys representing sex is pretty weird and I don't quite get how people could conclude that it does. Anyhow, maybe I'll follow this up with another blog after I read the next chapter entitled "unless it's not".
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