Where I Am, and Where I Want To Go
As an English Ed major, I have always struggled with deciding whether literature (as much as it is enjoyable) is necessary. Perhaps most English majors don't doubt its relevance at all, however, I do and it's because I want to believe that reading is more than just something that makes a person well rounded and "cultured". I feel that often times literature is seen as "fluff", and I can't help agree that some of it is . At one point in my college career, I almost switched to being a history major, I had an excellent professor who really made the past come to life, and allowed me to see how it has impacted the present. I feel that some literature is capable of doing the same job that my professor did. I believe that there is literature that teaches real life in a way that makes it relevant to our present lives, and this certainty is what kept me on the track I am now--I'm want to find the best of both worlds and teach literature that has more meaning...