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American college seems very different to UK univeristies
I chose what degree I was going to do at the start of my course, and every module I took related to it, American education seems much wider and generalist, where as what I did was very specialist.
Around 60% of my first degree was specifically the study of Marxism and the future society after the collapse of capitalism. Maybe the problem is that you feel isolated... I think study, or the appreciation of literature can be an end in its own right. If youre sayi9ng that studying fiction wont change the world, I'd probably agree, but most of us wont change the world whatever we do or try.... I would guess ultimatel that the study of the arts only has value in the field of art. If art seems valueless, then perhaps you shouldnt study it?
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