It is great to be able to read, but there are many skills associated with literature that students must learn. The required literature course teaches students many new reading skills such as the ability to detect the tone of a writer. This is a very important skill because you may be reading a satirical story and completely miss the entire point. One of the most famous satires in English is Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.” Swift recommends eating Ireland’s poor children to prevent them from becoming a social strain. Swift, obviously, did not want children to be eaten; he
It is great to be able to read, but there are many skills associated with literature that students must learn. The required literature course teaches students many new reading skills such as the ability to detect the tone of a writer. This is a very important skill because you may be reading a satirical story and completely miss the entire point. One of the most famous satires in English is Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.” Swift recommends eating Ireland’s poor children to prevent them from becoming a social strain. Swift, obviously, did not want children to be eaten; he