I personally love literature and that is why I am an English major, but I believe I have a very different opinion on literature than many other people do. For example, when we read Hamlet in my high school class, I was the only one to interpret the "To be or not to be" speech differently. I feel I understand literature very well but I comprehend it in a completely different way and this completely contradicts what Hume philosophies about. It could be that I am a product of the modern generation and my thoughts are just changed by the generations that have passed since David Hume was alive to write.
I am similar with music and art--I get different feelings from them than anyone around me does, and though I feel estranged by this, I feel gifted because I can have my own personal opinions about art and literature. Although, I feel I critique art and literature in the same way as many other people do, particularly because I have similar ideas on poetry as one of the professors at the college here. And I agree with many of the poetic analyses that I read.
However, some analyses of literature and art I find very absurd, like the idea that Hamlet has a sexual relationship with his mother. I do not see such a plot happening as possible and I don't think it contributes to the whole of Hamlet. But maybe my view on it will change as I get older.
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