LITR240 Literature: A Mirror of Life
This course is about how literature illuminates issues and themes and provides life lessons which broaden and deepen insights from experience. Students learn how to read texts for the essential elements of expression, voice, form, theme and character and how to articulate an intelligent response to a piece of fiction, which includes short stories and poetry. They reflect on how reading provides a means to understanding one’s self, others, our culture and the way diverse perspectives add to learning. Students will be asked to reflect on how developing a reading practice enhances their professional career options. They explore how finding one’s authentic voice in fiction is a profound expression of the experience of being human.
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Distribution
General Education
Notes
This course is no longer offered.