Literature

common forms of intolerance, injustice, discrimination, violence, and marginalization, should be countered by eliminating fear and exclusion inducers and helping children develop necessary skills to protect themselves. Accordingly, deep thematic literature and the characters related to it may introduce new ways of thinking, especially when the author gets at the way children are currently living. Furthermore, according to the leader of a study, fantasy books may improve negative thinking because…

Katy Gill-Floyd Mrs. Smith AP Literature 20 September 2017 Title “We – as readers or writer, tellers or listeners – understand each other, we share knowledge of the structures of our myths, we comprehend the logic of symbols, largely because we have access to the same swirl of story. We have only to reach out into the air and pluck a piece of it” (Foster 132). How to Read Literature Like a Professor is a collection of literary themes and devices that are aimed to help better a reader’s…

novel The Scarlet Letter is a piece of Gothic literature that has become a staple of high school learning and woven itself, quite ironically, into popular culture. Examples of this can be seen in movies (The plot of Easy A is loosely based on the novel) and music. (The lyrics of the Metallica song “Thorn Within” can be taken as a direct reflection of the novel.) But what defines Gothic literature? Gothic literature is typically defined as a work of literature that exhibits the following…

talk about literature and writing in the classroom. In an article by Beth Morrow, she presents the notion that, “the strength of our student relationships makes the difference in translating our passion for teaching into their passion for learning” (Morrow). I could not agree with this statement more. It completely encompasses everything I believe about education, especially literature and writing in the classroom. In this paper I will discuss how relationships benefit students in literature and…

The literary work that I read this module was a good look into how literature has developed in America. Most of the literature we read had to do with very controversial topics that, even though they were written quite a long time ago, still play a big role in today’s society. Over all, I found it very interesting reading and learning about how these issues were brought about and how they were dealt with on both sides of the argument. These topics mainly related to race, religion, and most of all…

In literature, the development is connected with the works of (among others) Eliot, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, W.B. Yeats, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, H.D., Franz Kafka, Knut Hamsun, Henry James, Katherine Mansfield, and others. In their endeavour to divert from the stylish weight of the realist novel, these writers presented a mixed bag of artistic strategies that includes, the radical interruption of direct stream of narratives; the dissatisfaction of customary desires concerning solidarity…

Studying literature is the only subject that is mandatory all four years in secondary school. And it has rightly earned that position. The texts The Value of Literature written by Michael Meyers and Why Study Literature? both highlight the knowledge that literature has to offer. In doing so readers can see the many benefits of literature. It gives us the ability to see ourselves through the eyes of others. It also allows us to see a difficult situation we are in being handled by someone else. It…

Comedic writing in literature is a device used to uplift readers, which applies to satirical writing as well. Both comedy and satire, although very similar in their methods of delivery, have slightly different purposes in literature. Comedic writing is just simple entertainment achieved through laughter, its humor has no higher purpose. Similarly, satirical writing uses humor to entertain its readers, it’s just that satire actually has a purpose. Satire uses comedic devices, like sarcasm and…

Societal perspectives, including stereotypes, are deeply enmeshed in cultural ideals, language, and behavior. Literature is a strong indicator of cultural perspectives; it often reveals the views held during the time period the work was written in. However, literature sometimes resists stereotypes in order to foster ideas that critique social views. For example, if an author creates a male character that demonstrates excessive emotion, they are resisting the stereotype that defines men by…

Literature has the ability to enhance the lives’ of everyone and has become a part of so many cultures. It can make you laugh, cry, fume, informed, think, et cetera. It provides an illusion and sanctions the imagination to run. Literature takes us past the restricted experience of our lives and shows us the history behind how these people lived. With each affecting the other, history shapes many forms of literature. Every text read is influenced by the historical context in which it is written,…