WHY LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ARE IMPORTANT

I. Why do we study language?

  1. We use language to to each other and to how we feel.
  2. In the study of, essentially, .

II. How do we do this?

  1. We and stories, as well as
    and them.
  2. We also tend to , and we a story unfold.

III. What does it look like?

  1. To from stories, we must ask ourselves about its , the author, what it might be written in.
  2. There are that we look for within a story to help us determine the true meaning and origin. ( )
  1. We look at the of a story, meaning its , time period, and or of the environment.
  2. Setting helps us determine and under what
    , if any
  3. How does setting do this?
  4. We try to find that reveal .
  5. Symbols are a , , , or event that stands for itself ( ) and for something beyond
    itself ()
  6. We look at the and wonder about their and or simply, why they do what they do.
  7. : a character that has ______(“more than meets the eye”)
  8. : a character with no depth
  9. : a character that changes during the tale
  10. : a character that does not undergo change
  11. From these characters, naturally a arises.
  12. Conflict is a clash between characters, forces, or emotions
  13. : conflict that takes place solely within a single character’s mind, thoughts, or emotion ( )
  14. : conflict that takes place in the outside world, between more than one character, force, or emotion
    ()
  15. Through the study of all of thisemerge.
  16. Theme: Idea or insight revealed by a work of literature. It is the message the writer wishes us to discover about that subject.
  17. The author uses , , , and to present the theme.
  18. A theme is NOT a concept, like LOVE. A theme is expressed as a : LOVE HAS THE POWER TO TRANSFORM A PERSON.

IV. Why are themes important?

  1. We find themes in many stories.
  2. If we are through telling our own stories and reading others, we are finding out that we have .
  3. We many of the same and as we react to the experience of life.
  4. Themes , , and time periods. They speak to who are as a species, and .

V. Why is it important to study World Literature?

  1. First, what do we all have in common? What is the most basic common denominator?
    .
  2. By the study of stories from all over the world, crossing cultures and time periods, we find the things we have in common. These things tell us about ourselves, the essentials of being human.
  3. Science explain; we have to and try to explain the rest. This may be why we feel this need to tell stories.

VI. What kind of stories do we start with?

  1. The first stories are called.
  2. These are stories about , an attempt to explain mysteries.
  3. Like what? Why and how the world was created, why people die, why not everything is perfect. Questions that .
  4. A similar type of story is the. These are usually told for entertainment, but have been known to teach a moral lesson.

VII. Why are these important in every world culture?

  1. These stories give a culture its , , and a .