Lit 1215 H Inner Self In Literature Honors

Inner Self in Literature offers students unabridged selections of literature that explores the human psyche and the quest for self-discovery. Students are required to read the following: “The Odyssey,” Pepys’ Diary, A Farewell to Arms, The Sorrows of Young Werther, A Portrait of a Young Man, Native Son, Song of Solomon, Great Expectations, The Stranger, The Invisible Man, Candide, Babbitt, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Death in Venice, “Leaves of Grass,” and Walden. They will also watch films that pertain to the theme of this class. Required class work includes discussions, debates, critical analyses, a midterm, and a final exam. While lectures provide students with background and context, the main focus of this class will be discussion and debate. By reading and discussing the assigned reading and relating their discoveries to the material covered in their Psychology class, students will develop an interdisciplinary perspective on both the assigned literature and the world in general.