My reaction to Italo Calvino’s essay was definitely an emotional one. I understand now that it is very important to have classics in your life, and that we should reread them over and over to fully understand them. “Why Read the Classics?” was written in a casual enough way that it could be read aloud and seem as if it was just coming from the mouth of a man who really knows his classics. Which, Calvino really does! It seemed as if he was just having a conversation with us. At the end, Calvino even confessed to messing up, and considered rewriting the essay because of it. “Now I ought to rewrite the whole article making it quite clear that the classics help us understand who we are and the point we have reached-.” As I read that, I remember actually laughing for a second. I really enjoyed how the essay was organized, because I am a list kind of person. Since this essay was written largely in the form of a list, I was able to follow it nicely and I actually enjoyed it. He had amazing explanations that were not hard to follow, and the definitions he was explaining made sense also. I enjoyed this essay a lot and I slightly want to go read a classic now.
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