Old Ideas Rejected/Adjusted and New Ideas Grappled

What old ideas have you rejected or adjusted?

What new ideas have you grappled with?

The only idea that I have adjusted and come to terms with is how much of an effect local colorism and regionalism has on literature. Before I took this class I had no idea how big of a factor local regionalism had on literature. In fact, I wasn't even aware I had an American accent until I went abroad to Europe where the first thing my British cousin noticed was my accent. I have grown up on the East coast of the United States of America and I had no idea different states and cities within this country even had different accents. The same goes for literature. I didn't know how big of an effect regionalism had on literature.