Global Literature Class Analysis

Global Literature class has been a class that has taught me so much throughout the semester from how to write a well-thought out thesis to talking about how the different stories can affect our cultural views. After reading all of these books and short stories it has given me a better view on being a global citizen. Being a global citizen has to do with being informed person and not to assume things about another culture without being fully aware of cultural surroundings. Being able to communicate and collaborate is something that Greenville College puts a lot of pride in allowing all of their students have the opportunity to have open discussions about different things that will be taking place in the culture around them and around the world. We have done this in this class by talking about each of the books and stories that we have read. We talk about each of the cultures that have to do with each of the different countries. Being able to compare and contrast their culture to ours allows up to relate and see how things are different. In this class we communicated our different views in creative ways of writing assignments, presentations and class discussions.
Being given the opportunity to read and reflect on these different cultures has given me a different view on how each of these cultures interact and live their lives. Dr. Lafaye has given very good insight into how many of these cultures live and give details that the book does not go into much detail with. I would not have been able to see all of the different details to these stories without the fun facts that Dr. Lafaye added to our discussions. One thing that I have found helpful was looking at the author's background. Being able to look at the author's cultural and social background allows you to have insight to how they came about writing these