Genre fiction should definitely be added to the class room. Literary fiction is good and all but a lot of the time, for a high school student, it’s not exactly the most riveting thing to read. Adding more genre fiction would make students actually want to read. I mean honestly, how often do you actually finish a required reading for school? Not very often. Why? Because it’s boring. We should use books that people will actually want to read, like hunger games, books that give a life lesson in a more interesting way. Just because the characters turn into wolves or they don’t live like you and me doesn’t mean that their story is any less meaningful. There are no guild lines for great writing; great writing is defined by what we think of it. It’s not great because someone else said it was its great because it moves people to think differently. Makes them imagine new places, takes them to different worlds. It makes the reading more interesting. I’m not saying literary fiction is bad, it’s good, but it just lacks excitement. I believe an even share of both literary fiction and genre fiction should be taught in the classroom. That way we are still being taught about an older fashion of living but being introduced to more popular titles. It’s important to incorporate reading in your lifestyle. It’s a learning tool and a good source of entertainment. There are so many kids in this school who have actually called me out for how much I read, saying its odd. Telling me things like movies are easier to watch and I would rather watch a movie. My response was simply that I would rather turn another page than stare blankly at a screen for 2 hours. It’s the truth, most of the time.
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