There have been many different genres of literature throughout history, each genre having its particular peaks in terms of popularity. Franco Moretti writes a beautiful article called “Graphs, Maps, Tress” about the history of literature. The addition of graphs and charts into the article make it extremely unique and intriguing, as it is an added dimension, which we aren’t usually used to in this type of writing. Another benefit of this type of writing is that Moretti is able to show evidence for the claims he makes throughout his article. A drawback to this style of literature could be that the inclusion of graphs seem to make the paper less formal and almost influences the respectability of the article.
I think the use of computer tools, which were used in this article, would work much better in other fields such as biological and physical sciences. Computer tools influence in scientific papers would benefit from the informal nature of such papers, and the fact that scientific papers are more likely to demand backing in the form of charts and graphs to prove a scientists point. Computer tools, could also give a cleaner version of a scientists studies and findings, and therefore benefit the scientific paper in almost every manner. The use of computer tools could also be used in social papers, in order to give the reader a better understanding in terms of tables or charts, which give extra clarity and information.
Through the use of what I learned from this writing, we can incorporate the charts throughout the article in order to determine what style of writing would most likely be used in this time period. We could also take a look at the problems Shteyngart presents in the novel, and determine whether each one is realistic or too futuristic as another style of analysis of Super Short True Love Story. These are a few of the main ideas/themes of Franco Moretti’s article “Graphs, Maps, Trees.”
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