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Exploring the Topic of Care In Literature

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July 2024

Professor LAURA OTIS of Emory University shares with KASHISH KALWANI the list of books chosen for the course "Representation of Care in Literature," and why those particular books are significant.

- KASHISH KALWANI

Exploring the Topic of Care In Literature

Q: Welcome Professor Otis. In your course on how care is represented in literature, we discussed books like Klara and the Sun, Frankenstein, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Beloved, and more. Each story presents a very unique perspective on ethics and care. I would like to know your thoughts on the themes in those books and why you chose them.

Professor Paul Wolpe and I put a lot of thought into the books, and there were many candidates that didn't make it. The ones we chose were particularly good at representing different kinds of care, for example:

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

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