_My final research paper:
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Abstract:
Literature. What makes it good? How do we define successful literature? Is successful literature actually good literature? Why are so many bad books nowadays so popular? These are some of the questions I explored over the past few months through my CAPstone research project. This paper explains my process of attempting to figure out what the definition and criteria of good literature is, and how that has changed over the past century. Through analyzing statistical programs that attempt to quantify the quality of literature, I present my own opinion of how I believe literature to be a subjective entity unable to be quantified. I go on to reveal evidence showing how the reasons behind the success of the low-quality novels that inhabit so many best-selling bookshelves. You will discover how English education has shifted, and how standards of writing have decreased. Hopefully, you will come away from my paper reflecting on how the role of quality literature has changed, and whether or not there is a dangerous lack of appreciation for true quality.
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Abstract:
Literature. What makes it good? How do we define successful literature? Is successful literature actually good literature? Why are so many bad books nowadays so popular? These are some of the questions I explored over the past few months through my CAPstone research project. This paper explains my process of attempting to figure out what the definition and criteria of good literature is, and how that has changed over the past century. Through analyzing statistical programs that attempt to quantify the quality of literature, I present my own opinion of how I believe literature to be a subjective entity unable to be quantified. I go on to reveal evidence showing how the reasons behind the success of the low-quality novels that inhabit so many best-selling bookshelves. You will discover how English education has shifted, and how standards of writing have decreased. Hopefully, you will come away from my paper reflecting on how the role of quality literature has changed, and whether or not there is a dangerous lack of appreciation for true quality.