My first and earliest form of literature I encounter was honestly the Scriptures. When I was growing up my mom always enforced and forced me to always read a chapter or a narrative of the bible each night. But honestly I was so young I couldn’t even pronounce some of those words, so she brought me a book called "Bedtime Bible Stories", and I kid you not my whole theological and hermeneutical perspective has been founded by those "Bedtime Stories" LOL!!!!! That early exposure of scripture helped me to continue to study and break down the stories that once just made me smile and laugh in disbelief. I noticed how that piece of literature also helped me to grow ethically as a man of the Lord Christ Jesus. I was around the age of maybe 9-10 at my first reading and now I’m nearly 21 and I haven’t lost passion and interest in reading it. Honestly I can say the most significant book I have ever read has been the Bible if that counts as literature.
I thought the essay Prof. Corrigan wrote was kind of funny especially the smart comments about literature I could tell this class is going to be very interesting and something different I never encountered before. I’m ready to see what the world of literature has in store for me from the perspective of Prof. Corrigan. What I think I’m going to enjoy the most is the hands on and outdoor activities I will be taking part of. I like the statement Corrigan made about how literature is not just for “egghead” but is a part of everyday life, I always thought geeks, and overachievers enjoyed literature, but bringing in the perspective that literature is not so inclusive as some make it seems, it made me interests in finding out what is so good about literature.
Hi Jean, Welcome to this class.
ReplyDeleteThe Bible definitely counts as literature. My mom also read to me as a child. My favorite books were 1 and 2 Samuel, because of the stories.
Also, I'm glad for your enthusiasm and willingness to give other kinds of literature a chance.
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WOW Jean I really liked your blog! I must say that I like how the Bible was your first encounter of literature,because most people would probably say the "kid" books that our parents read to us when we were little was our first experience with literature. It showed that your first encounter with literature stayed with you through your life and will continue!
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