Proponents of literature encourage the reading and teaching of literature for varied reasons. Early advocates of literature include I. A. Richards (1924), who wrote that the reader’s inquiring mind is simply his own way of finding a place and function for all experiences and activities. F. R. Leavis, (1963) believed that literature plays an important part in the formation of a child’s soul. Bloom (1994) invokes the reading of literature, specifically, the Western Canon, for its aesthetic qualities and to confront one’s mortality. The view that the experience and study of literature fosters a more sound understanding of life and nourishes the development of balanced, humane personalities is