1. Literary Fiction Why do we have to read this?
Did the author really mean to do that?
Literary Fiction
Who says this is good??

2. Literary Commercial Let’s consider Solely to entertain It’s fun!
Makes the reader think
Might be more difficult
May need to read it more than once.
Solely to entertain
It’s fun!
Quick read

3. Literary
Commercial
Pushes us deeply into the real world in order to show us something
Takes us away from the real world

4. Literary Commercial Shows us how the world really is
Shows us how the world should be

5. Literary Commercial Reinforces our stereotypes about the world
Makes us question our beliefs/observations about the world
Reinforces our stereotypes about the world

6. Literary
Commercial
Has a theme which is an insight about life or “the human condition”
Has a moral/ending that confirms the conventional views of the world

7. Works can fall anywhere on this scale
Brain candy! Junk food for the brain . .
Nutritious– sometimes an acquired taste
Literary Fiction Commercial Fiction