Post #6 Readicide

By forcing students to read literature that the majority of them don't enjoy, reading becomes an unpleasant experience. For example,Their Eyes were watching God, was a text i didn't enjoy reading because the dialect was tough to read. Although the book had merit, the dialect was difficult and caused me to not appreciate the book as much as i could have. Reading the same genre over and over can also cause books to become less enjoyable. Mixing up genres would be a good solution. For example: after reading a classic book or play, students should be offered three or more of the current popular books to choose from like The Hunger Games, anything by John Green, and Divergent. So you always have a something to look forward to, after a tough read. Literary fiction is essential because it expands our knowledge of past cultures, their perception of the world, and their struggles. One can learn a lot from the experiences and deduct important details that are integral to them. Although fiction can be tough to read and repetitive, I think it’s important to keep literary fiction. It enlightens your perception of a world. Novels such as, The Glass Castle, The Great Gatsby, and Catcher in the Rye were great but they lack variety of genre.