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"I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years of reading English at Oxford, and they'd never told me about something as basic as the importance of point of view in fiction!"

- Philip Pullman

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This quote by Philip Pullman is a reflection on the British education system and its failure to teach trainees about the importance of point of view in literature. Pullman is expressing his surprise that regardless of having actually gone through the entire British education system, studying literature and reading English at Oxford, he was never ever taught about the value of perspective in fiction. This recommends that the British education system is not supplying students with the necessary knowledge and abilities to comprehend and value literature. Pullman's quote is a criticism of the British education system and its lack of focus on mentor trainees about the importance of point of view in literature. It is a tip that the education system must be providing trainees with the needed knowledge and abilities to understand and value literature.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Philip Pullman somewhere between October 19, 1946 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from United Kingdom. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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