What English Teachers Think We Do

[bancf]

me drops a pencil:
english teacher: hmm i think what the story is trying to tell us is that we should always be carful of what we drop

[ObliviousNaz]

The book: "this sentence is unecessary"
English teacher: this sentence is the key of the book

[zFqnted]

The way he eats the asparagus had me dying 😂

[Isla-hk]

“What’s your favourite food?”

Me: “Asparagus in a Mug”💀

[noahsausen]

I just showed this to my English teacher mom and she said “that’s the right thing to do” 🤣💀

[alexsefcik]

English teachers be like: How does Jared's shirt size apply to the overall mood of the story?

[emmajohnson]

"if home is a place for work, then why isn't school a place for sleep?"
-wise person on the internet whose name i forget

[chicken]

The red dress symbolizes passion and desire in the character's life. English teachers always find hidden meanings in everything.

[aiden]

That plant was so unnessary but it also carried the whole thing

[joenuts]

book: Sarah saw a grey dog-
teacher: This dog is a representation of the connections Sarah fails to make in real life. The color grey harbors an ominous presence in her mind, furthermore leading us to believe that she is a neurodivergent woman. She loved dogs as a child, and her obsession was another form of foreshadow towards her future diagnosis.

[alujis]

"John wished he had a chocolate bar"
English teacher: You see, the chocolate bar represents John's hope for his life as he wants to get the best sweet and enjoyable life he can get but he currently does not posess that life, leaving him dull and tasteless

[Jignity-wg]

WE EATING ASPARAGUS WITH THIS ONE🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[thatonewizard]

As the son of an English teacher, I can confirm this is true

[ジュリアス]

Shakespeare: “What you egg?.”
English Teacher: *beautiful*

[slightzyyy]

Random author: “Becky is funny”

Every english teacher: So inspiring. There is no better line in the history of english

[Jadonishim]

Bro getting more relatable every single day

[sunnex]

Doofenshmirtz: a platypus is controlling me
English teachers: oh, I get it, the platypus is a metaphor for what’s holding him down

[csege]

The book: "John ate spaghetti"
English teacher: "The length of the spaghetti shows how long and depressing John's journey throughout his life was."
Author: its just spaghetti

[theodoxy]

the asparagus is green, representing the happiness the boy feels to be eating a healthy snack. we can see this further in the smile on his face, as well as the happy music in the background.

[EllaRose-uz]

“You see, Timothy ate pizza that night, which obviously represents the eternal suffering he will endure”