What are some of the differences between reading fiction and reading non-fiction? How do we experience and connect with the text, setting, characters/people,
and themes/ideas differently?
How do fiction and non-fiction offer us different ways of understanding and exploring American history and American life?
How might writing style differ between fictive and non-fiction works? Are there certain characteristics of writing that you associate with fiction or with
non-fiction?
As we have discussed, not every book is a work of literature. What does make a book a work of literature? In your opinion, what makes something “good literature” or a “good read”? Does this have anything to do with whether the story told is real or imaginary?
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