Only worthwhile literature is that which teaches a lesson.

             The quote, "The only worthwhile literature is that which teaches a lesson", is one which explains how you can receive moral lessons from reading a certain variety of books. What this means is that life's progress to succession and a good life can come from reading books with moral lessons. To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee and The Gift of the Magi written by O. Henry can prove this quote as true. These two literary works will show what kind of lessons can be received from reading different types of useful literature.
             To Kill a Mockingbird is about the coexistence of good and evil. The most important theme of this book is the book's exploration of the moral nature of human beings-that is, whether people are essentially good or essentially evil. The novel approaches this question by embellishing Scout and Jem's transition from a perspective of childhood innocence, in which they assume that people are good because they have never seen evil, to a more adult perspective, in which they have confronted evil and must insert it into their understanding of the world. As a result of this depiction of the transition from innocence to experience, one of the book's important sub themes involves the threat that hatred, prejudice, and ignorance pose to the innocent: people such as Tom Robinson and Boo Radley are not prepared for the evil that they encounter, and, as a result, they are destroyed. Even Jem is victimized to an extent by his discovery of the evil of racism during and after the trial. Whereas Scout is able to maintain her basic faith in human nature despite Tom's conviction, Jem's faith in justice and in humanity is badly damaged, and he retreats into a state of disillusionment.
             The moral voice of To Kill a Mockingbird is personified by Atticus Finch, who is virtually unique in the novel in that he has experienced and understood evil without losing his faith in the human capability for g...

More Essays:

APA     MLA     Chicago
Only worthwhile literature is that which teaches a lesson.. (1969, December 31). In MegaEssays.com. Retrieved 10:49, March 29, 2024, from https://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/7973.html