— Anonymous Reading “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” by Tolstoy opened my mind in so many thoughts and feelings. Spending most of our time in our homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I think some of us have lots of free time and either we want it or not, we spend some of it thinking […]
A work of literature that delivers a message to its readers
— Sumi Paul In my opinion, I believe the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot is a great work of literature because it is a work of literature that delivers a message to its readers. Reading this poem was confusing at first, however after reading it a second time, I […]
The writer wants to teach the readers
— Sumi Paul When I think about what makes a work of literature great I think about what I am gaining from reading it. I think about what it is that the writer wants to teach the readers. I believe the story “Bewitched” by Ueda Akinari is a great work of literature because it is […]
I had no idea what I was reading
— Melissa Chauca I consider a “great work” to be a form of media with a lasting message. Not only should a great work have a lasting message, but it should be widely applicable, and interesting to read. I found the idea’s described in the poems to be important to society, as they range from […]
Dark and light yin-yang are especially significant in the times we are all living through
— Anonymous I would consider the poems from the Tao Te Ching to be great works of literature, and I think the messages the poems portray, associated with the dark and light yin-yang are especially significant in the times we are all living through today. There is a strong sense of darkness associated with the […]
