This course focuses on the role of literature in helping students to see themselves and their works more clearly. First it examines today' s values and then looks at various methods by which students can view fiction, history, and other disciplines in such a way as to confirm their own values or to open themselves up to new possibilities. While the methods examined in this course are applicable to all grade levels, the specific literature studied is mostly short adult fiction by such writers as Salinger, Porter, Kincaid, Jackson, McCullers, Greene and Miller.
Specific works used as teaching models are from literature and social studies.
The course is designed for anyone who loves literature and all participants are encouraged to apply its principles to their own work situations.