Themes in Literature

Themes in Literature seeks to build good character qualities in students while increasing enjoyment of good literature. Each unit is based on a theme, such as courage, faith, joy, justice, and humility. Leo Tolstoy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O. Henry, William Cowper, and Guy de Maupassant are but a few of the famous authors whose works are represented in this volume. Following many of the selections are questions to aid in discussion, a list of vocabulary words that are defined in the end-of-text glossary, information about important authors, and a paragraph describing a literary device used in the selection.