But to assign yourself some reading is an opportunity to avail yourself of the better elements of classic literature: the beauty of the prose in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the unique insights of the author in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, or, as with Beowulf, a glimpse of the impact the story has made throughout the years, decades, or centuries it has been in our culture. It may be worth your time.
