TMD Preface Comparison

I think that the most important information that is useful in gaining a deeper understanding of the books we have studied is the time period in which the book was written. Also, what life was like in the areas of the settings. Both of the books so far were set in New York so that was helpful to understand what life was like. I also think that the reasoning behind why the author wrote the book is important. However, learning too much about the background, I think, will made you think too much about the symbols and have you look into it too much.