1. I believe we were assigned the excerpt from All Things Shining by Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly to help us understand the value of reading literature. While technology is able to do nearly everything for us, having the skill to analyze a book is invaluable. In All Things Shining, Dreyfus and Kelly use the example of GPS to explain that technology deprives us of living. They explain that before GPS was around everyone developed the skill of navigation. People had to pay attention to where the sun was in the sky and which direction the wind was blowing, but now people depend on machines. Navigation happens to be one of many skills people have lost or have failed to learn due to modern technology. The excerpt also explains that with every skill you have you are able to see the world differently. This pertains to American literature because with every
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A nineteenth-century wheelwright connects with American Literature in the sense that they both evolve over time. In the 21st century we no longer need wheelwrights due to modern advances. While there are still wooden wheels around, they aren’t as prevalent and don’t serve the same purpose as they used to. In regards to that, many people believe that literature stays the same throughout time. However that is simply not the case. Literature provides different meanings to different generations. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Angelou does more than tell the story of her childhood. She describes the abuse and danger that comes along with being an African American girl in the 1930’s. While blacks aren’t treated the same today as during Angelou’s time the autobiography is relevant, but in a different way. Her book has changed meaning over time and will continue to adapt as African Americans are treated differently throughout time. In conclusion, the concept of literature adapting a new meaning for each generation is applicable to every novel and is what keeps classics around for
A nineteenth-century wheelwright connects with American Literature in the sense that they both evolve over time. In the 21st century we no longer need wheelwrights due to modern advances. While there are still wooden wheels around, they aren’t as prevalent and don’t serve the same purpose as they used to. In regards to that, many people believe that literature stays the same throughout time. However that is simply not the case. Literature provides different meanings to different generations. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Angelou does more than tell the story of her childhood. She describes the abuse and danger that comes along with being an African American girl in the 1930’s. While blacks aren’t treated the same today as during Angelou’s time the autobiography is relevant, but in a different way. Her book has changed meaning over time and will continue to adapt as African Americans are treated differently throughout time. In conclusion, the concept of literature adapting a new meaning for each generation is applicable to every novel and is what keeps classics around for