Readicide

Literary Fiction v. Genre Fiction

I don’t think that Genre Fiction is less worthy than Literary Fiction. I think now a day people would most rather read Genre Fiction then ‘the classics’. I believe that Genre Fiction could be our genre’s new ‘classics’. There is a difference between literary and genre fiction. However, I think that there’s a difference because they classify what they make us read in school as literary fiction. Most of the books that they make us read are boring and hard to understand at some times. My view has been obscured by the constant need to look at it as something I have to do.

When it comes to decide what should be read in school, I think that the people who have to read the material should have the choice. If they have to read it then they should be able to pick it, then they won’t be able to blame someone for making them read a book that they didn’t enjoy. They can form their own opinion about the book.

What should schools do?

I think that there should be an equal balance between literary fiction and genre fiction. I think that will give people a wide range of books; it allows diversity. I don’t think that we should replace or take out the books in our curriculum. I agree that there are some books that are classics and should be shared, ‘never let the classics die.’  I don’t think it would be a good idea if we only had genre fiction. I think that would then cause people to not want to read genre fiction. I don’t think that all literary fiction is bad. I think that students think it’s bad because they make us read it.

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I think its important to keep:

• the scene when Chiyo is taken from her parents. I think that is the most critical scene. It is the beginning to the entire book and the reason that Chiyo has to become a Geisha in the first place.
• In the movie they took a lot of the first couple of chapters in the book out of the movie. You don't really get a chance to feel bad for her taken away. You also don't really get to know her parents. They aren't vital but they make you think.
• the scene where Chiyo first meets the Chairman. He is the entire reason that she wants to become a Geisha, even though by that point its a little too late to decide that she wants to become one. He is what drives her to be successful and the reason she makes certain decisions.
• I think its inportant to keep the moment when she actually becomes a Geisha. Its the goal that she has been working towards.

The three parts that I wouldn't mind cutting:

• When she ruins Mameha robe and has to take it to her. Its not that big of a part in the book but it does show how mean Hatsumomo is and the lengths that she would go to so that Chiyo gets in trouble. However, there are a lot of other ways that this could be illustrated.
• When Grandma dies. She isn't too important. Her death doesn't really cause the plot to change or anything vital to really change.
• When she catches her sister and one of the boys of the village doing inappropriate things. It also doesn't make too much of a difference. Your opinion of her sister wouldn't really have changed if it was there or not.