The True Nature of Literary Fiction

The stories we have read in English so far have been very dark and depressing. With that said, I don't believe that this is the true nature of literary fiction. Authors of literary fiction are trying to give the reader a new perspective on life. Mr. Mullins said that literary authors are like explorers trying to uncover the mysteries of the human spirit. I think literary fiction is meant to explore those mysteries, and most of them happen to be dark or depressing. I think the imbalance in the anthology book is due to the fact that some of the best literary stories contain parts that are dark and depressing. I don't think this means that there are no happy literary stories.

Maybe the literary authors are trying to stay away from the happy ending and commercial fiction vibe, and so they go in the completely opposite direction and produce dark, depressing, disturbing stories. The literary authors probably wanted to make a name for themselves and create what they consider better fiction.

I just want to give an update on senior year. It's going really well so far! I love that I am only at school for two blocks. The only thing I don't like is that I don't get to hear the announcements during the lunch break. I didn't know that there was a National Honor Society meeting today until Yixia told me fourth block!!