Language or literature? The question sounds quite sophisticated, doesn't it? So sophisticated that no one could question the validity of a literature degree. Here in the States literature is becoming a little underestimated by our braggadocio science counterparts. Not to be primeval or anything, but the next person who tells me that being an English major I must have a great time to myself, or it must be fun, I'm going to rip out their jugulars and before you correct me on how exactly that may be impossible I will tell you that being an English major nothing is impossible, a man got eaten by a whale for gods sakes. And yes that was a run on sentence I am taking master creative license here I can do that with my literature degree (when acquired). With science there is a right and wrong answer, with English your essays can be ripped apart about fifty times and never put right. Does the latter sound easier? And for all those out there who have never taken an upper level English course it is not as easy to bullshit as you think passages really are required. This is not college writing so please for all of you that aced that, I'm very happy for you, but I also aced nutrition and I really have my doubts that is an upper level chem class, correct me if I'm wrong. English is an art and as an artist I want to be a perfectionist. So please everyone who calls English easy let's see your novels, whether they be good or bad I'd like at least 250 pages. Easy right? Not to bring Hemingway into every argument, but here goes... Hemingway never took the easy way out and although he may not have majored in anything he was certainly a man of words. Case closed thank you Mr. Hemingway.
