The value of reading different literature offers a different
perspective to way you think. Its like an in depth version of children’s
movies. The lessons learned by children usually stem from movies and
literature. High school students need moral guidance and ideas for various problems;
one way to provide solutions is through literature. Through every book I have
read in high school I have learned something new and taken away something very
important. Different literatures allow exposure to certain problems or dilemmas
that you may never have heard of. Literature at a high school level is a way of
teaching through self-motivation and discipline, it is perhaps the best way
teaching. English is the most important course throughout high school that’s
why it is mandatory throughout. The lessons learned in English are life long
lessons unlike how to solve binomials. You will need to know how to interpret
different scenarios throughout life, provided different literatures and studies
you should have a good understanding of what to do or what is going on.
My experience reading the “One who flew over the cuckoos
nest” was very powerful. I thought it was very interesting and raw. It was the
first book we studied that used profanity and sort of mimicked real life
situations more than any other piece of literature I had ever read before. I
remember being really influenced by the main character, I thought he had the
ability to control a situation and have an effect over anyone within his
vicinity. That was very powerful for me.
This book made you ask the question, who is really insane?
Is it the people running the mental institute or the member of it? In a bigger
picture it sort of made you wonder which types of authority were actually
correct in what they were doing. Just because they have some sort of entitlement
people usually view that way of doing things as correct. And we simply agree
without question or analysis of what is actually being done. No other book has
really made me think like this.
I like how you share your experience on how a book can influence your life. It shows more realistic and prove to people who doesn't agree with you on the power of literature. I hope people can really think differently and reflect after reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteMoral Guidance is a good description. Kids do need that so they make the right choices. It build them morally and mentally. I loved “One who flew over the cuckoos nest”. It made me think:
ReplyDelete"Maybe we are all insane..."
Its great how you made this post about your experiences and how much you have learned. Going into detail about a specific books makes this even more interesting. I think a lot of people will agree with you that after reading "One flew over the cuckoos nest" you will question what insanity really is.
ReplyDeleteI like the title of the post. It shows how much you think literature helped you and other children. It is great that you talked about how much you have learned by literature and you gave an example.
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