How to Read Literature Like a Professor, sect 1,3,5

This book was alot more interesting than I expected it to be. I agree with alot of what he says about underlying meaning. Even a trip to a grocery store can be paralleled to a "quest" complete with a princess. The part I most agree with was Foster's statement that no work of literature is completely original. Every piece of literature comes from some other story in some way, even if very abstractly.
I also tend to agree with him that a vampire isn't always just a vampire. It can be a representation of something much more sinister. It can symbolize sex, or evil as the vampire pursues young virginal girls and makes them a part of his dark following. Also, when he says that "never" and "always" are words that do not apply to literature, I have to say that I agree that there are always exceptions, especially in literature.
I found this to be an interesting read so far, and not as dry or dull as I expected it to be. It is written very conversational.
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL150