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When asked to read the Origin of Species "like a novel" I wan't quite sure what to make of it. I decided that I would just read it as I would a novel for a history class. I tried to pay attention to the details but I not drown in them, which helped I think. The reading was still pretty dry, but it made it a little easier to work through.

I thought that the discussion this week did help to clarify some points of discussion from the previous week, but I feel as if I am missing some critical piece of the puzzle that is this class. I understand that we are discussing the idea that subjectivity does exist to some extent in most works and that should be kept in mind when evaluating any story, but I don't really see where this class is going after that point. Are we going to start analyzing Darwin's story? Or go some other direction entirely? I guess I'll have to wait and see.