The Relevance of Cosmopolitanism

While reading this, I had the impression that most of what O’Neill was saying was rebounding off the surface of my brain and out my mouth, eyes and ears. But at the same time, a deeper part of me understood what he was talking about which is the transition from the old tradition of writers writing for their own national audience, to a more universal one.
Or at least, that is what I took away from it. I’m sure if I were more accomplished in the literary field, I would know more about the references he makes. But even still, through all the foggy references, I can still see that what he says is important: the world is changing, becoming flatter, and literature (and the authors themselves) is changing, too. It is changing in a way that allows all writers everywhere to share their experiences with all people, and it allows their message to be heard and understood, no matter where they are from.