The apartment I live in has a quote a day posted in its elevator.
I thought it was neat that they put up a Rita Mae Brown quote. I read her book, Rubyfruit Jungle, when I was taking Gay and Lesbian literature last semester.
The elevator quotes are really inspiring, not just because they’re inspiring words to think about, but because they prompt you to do great things, such as, research further about the person who said the quote in the first place.
For example, right now, this post was going to be about what I learned about Rita Mae Brown in the Gay and Lesbian literature class, however, I couldn’t find my old notes (it’s a damn shame too).
But it wasn’t a lost cause. As I was researching Rita Mae Brown on the internet to refresh my memory, I ran into the word “bildungsroman;” which according to Wikipedia is German for “novel of self-cultivation” or more commonly put as a “coming of age story”.
Bildungsroman stories usually involve its character having to go through a journey (physically or metaphorically) that is often arduous as a process of their maturity.
This relates to Rita Mae Brown’s novel, Rubyfruit Jungle, because many consider to be a lesbian coming of age story.
Interesting right?
I love learning new terms and concepts. Every time I learn something new, such as, bildungsroman, I feel like my mind is a little less murky. I think it’s because the ideas in my head can further develop because they’re slowly finding terms to attach themselves to.
It’s true what they say, when you give it a name it’s real or if you give it a name it’s really yours.
Concepts and puppies- it’s all the same.
