You know what doesn't really grind my gears?

[Vincent, Thunder God]

BUT IT IS SUCH A FUN SUBJECT. Can none of you see the fun? ;__;
I find it so easy in comparison to every other subject. All you have to do is make connotations and PEE! (point. example. explanation) simple ;;

Well it really does depend. I personally find that it's my easiest subject too, I'm a writer by trade and therefore it's easy. It's also fun IF I'm given some creative freedom, but often as not I'm asked mind-numbing questions such as Manus gave examples of, like "How does X character feel on page X, paragraph X, provide examples and citations." Give me a break! I knew how the character felt when I read it!

Simple, yet mind numbingly boring. And the fact that the examiner has a mark scheme which marks you right or wrong on how you personally interpret the book, is stupid.

Exactly!

Maybe it's just a female thing. The only people who were actually interested in the subject iirc were girls, the rest of us slept.

I strongly disagree, I've always loved reading and writing and I'm a guy. What I don't love, is as Manus says, the endless analyzing.

Sux4u. Well then it's your own fault that English Lit fails for you. My teacher encourages us to put down our own thoughts, as there is never a right answer.

I absolutely love studying poetry! I've just finished cluster 1, or 2, or whichever cluster includes Vultures and Limbo (LIMBO.. LIKE ME).

Yeah, your teacher. Some of the best teacher's I've had were English teachers, but I've also had an equal amount that give pointless questions. I doubt Manus' attitude is the problem here as you seem to suggest, since I've always been extremely polite with teachers, but when I became too independent in my ideas, and diverged too far from their narrow-minded vision of what I should think, they told me off.

The Ceej is right, school IS meant to condition one to conform to society's overly specific demands. Of course there will be good teachers like yours' who encourage free thought, but many others have been in the same job for so long they're bitter and grumpy and really don't give a damn about my opinions on literature, in fact, some contest them at every turn and give me nonsense about not answering the question, when I'd just written an essay much longer than required doing just that!