Classic literature
Dear minister of education, I am writing to discuss the issue of classic literature being read in schools. I personally think that classic literature should not be read in schools because most of the children these days find it hard to appreciate the style and the manner that they are written in. Because children don't appreciate and enjoy them, they are not as likely to do as well in an essay as they would if they were reading a modern-day book; also children can relate to modern literature more so than classic because they will have been bought up in modern society. People would argue that children should readclassic literature because it teaches them what life use to be like and what language they use to speak in, but this is not relevant to there education, and to the general skills they need to possess when the choose to leave school.
English: Studies in Classic American Literature
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AutoCAD ClassicQuiet a lot of children are told that they need to improve their speech, so I ask you, what is the point trying to teach them the old language when they still need to improve the way we speak today.
Yours sincerely
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being devils advocate, this is what i would reply;
First of all you need to define "classic literature" - is it the true meaning of "the classics" ie roman and reek epic poems, plays and prose? Is it more recent- dickens, shakespeare ect? Because i would argue that a good book is a good book no matter how old it is.
You think that the language in them is hard to understand, for this i am assuming some kind of shakespeare-esq writing. Yes, the manner of writing is not conversational, but that is its beauty. The language of these types of books and plays are beautiful- they are meant to be studied rather than understood at the first try, many different meaning and layers can be found in them if you read them again.In all honesty, i dont think anyone truly understands every nuance of this type of writing at the first try, and just because somthing is not immediatl acsessable , does not make it an unworthy task.
You think that they do nt contain themes that are relavent today, and i would disagree- Dickens portrayl of the working classes struggles still hold true today. Shakespears romeo and juliet has been the basis for many hollywood films.
You also think the the language contained in these book will not benifit you n talking properly-i think that the older language used in these texts allow to understand where todays colloquial words come from. Also,I dont belive that modern texts are all that different.If you get a book written by someone from another culture, that too can be hard to understand.
Classics teach of the beauty and power that words can have , and they teach them from a young age to give you a head start, so by the time u get to my 18 years old, you will be able to appriciate litery history.
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