Assignment

Write a 700 word paper in which you describe your expectations regarding literary masterpieces prior to beginning this course. Explain your experience with literary masterpieces, the contexts in which these experiences took place, what you expect literary masterpieces to be, and what qualities you expected them to have before you started the reading for this course.

Address the following questions in your paper:

1. What constitutes a literary masterpiece? In other words, is there a specific way or ways you expect literary masterpieces to be written? Explain.

2. Who do you think determines whether a piece of literature is a masterpiece? Explain.

3. Do you expect literary masterpieces to be pleasant, beautiful, or fun? Why? Are your expectations more negative? Do you expect literary masterpieces to be dull, painful even? If this is the case, what created these expectations?

4. What sort of characteristics do you expect literary masterpieces to focus on? Why?

5. Do you think that literary masterpieces are important? Why or why not?

In what form and format did you encounter literary masterpieces? How did this shape your understanding of them?

6. What influences have you seen literary masterpieces have on modern society?

Format your assignment according to appropriate course level APA guidelines.