ENGL 136 Writing about Literature: Humans with Insides: Some Literary Believers

Prerequisite: Placement on the Basic Skills Inventory test. Open to freshmen and sophomores. Credit by exam. What is our human worth? Are we moral subjects to be respected, or objects fit for manipulation? How do various writers view this bedrock ethical issue? This course will have a look. Works will include Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants, Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, O'Connor's Guests of the Nation, and Erdrich's The Red Convertible.