Important Thing Learned

What was the important thing you learned in this class?

The most important thing I learned in this literature course is about the different themes that can be found within different works of literature. Another thing I learned regarding the different themes that can be found within different works of literature is the fact that these themes are dependant on many factors. Among these factors are:

• Time period in which the work was written
• The setting in which the work takes place
• The major events that are occurring when the work is produced and being written
• The geographic location of the author when he or she is writing the work of literature

> One example I found of a theme that depends on the place in which the author is grown up or lives in is regionalism. Regionalism depends largely on the characters dialect, customs, history, and landscape and all of these come together to create the whole attitude behind the story. 

> Naturalism is another example of a theme that can be found within literature and this particular theme is dependent primarily on the setting. Naturalism can be dominantly found within The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, To Build A Fire by Jack London and many more stories. Within The Open Boat the setting the characters find themselves within is a boat in the middle of the ocean after they are ship wrecked. Win To Build A fire the main character finds himself in the freezing lands of the Yukon.

The Open Boat

To Build A Fire

The fact that there are so many themes found within literature and they depend on so many different factors is the main thing I learned within this literature course. I learned about an assortment of different themes  and how they were affected by things such as time period, major events of that time, setting, and much more. Thanks to this literature course, I will always have an idea of what exactly I am reading and I will always try to seek themes like naturalism, regionalism etc... within stories.