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Allen Bloom, Books

In Allen Bloom’s chapter, Books, three questions are repeatedly asked to university students: what books really count for them, who their heroes are, and what they think is evil. The repeated answers to these questions draw an interesting picture of modern American culture; how petty cinema has replaced serious books for college students as their source for guidance and fulfillment, and how it has limited their vision to only what is now and in the present. Bloom also comments on how modern feminism has diminished the importance of the classical texts by the democratization of universities and colleges, which seeks to thwart the original content of literature in order to appeal to all. And since “all literature up to today has been sexist,” feminism has filtered out or hidden the true meaning behind potentially enlightening literature (Bloom 65). The lack of reading, which is a vital part of education, has lead to our generation seeking our enlightenment and a sense of signif...

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