Overheard #1

My first bus ride is with college students, professors, and people whose status is somewhere in-between. Below is what I listened to this morning:

Guy on bus #1: I tried to read Don Quixote.

Guy on bus #2: Ahhhh...

GOB#1: I got about halfway and had to stop. It was just the same thing over and over. He goes from one situation to another, but the character never changes. He is always the same person.

GOB#2: I believe that is the point. It is about how unchanged he is.

GOB#1: I got that. It was funny the first 5 times, but then it just got old. I was just done with it. Move on already.

I wanted to turn to GOB#1 and say, "I know what you mean! Michael Myers, from the Halloween movies, is exactly the same as Don Q. He moves from one scene to the next and never changes. He is always the same serial killer. I mean, I get it, Mike. You hate your family."

I love horror movies, especially the Halloween movies. I'm just aware of how people view them. I've never read Don Quixote. The could-be-student/professor's discussion was probably legit. I just smile anytime I can compare criticisms on classic literature to "trashy" horror movies.