A literary masterpiece is a piece of literature that has an theme and not only speak of specific events that occurred to a single character, but instead create characters who overcome difficult life situations and characters who are dimensional that uphold characteristic traits that reflects people of modern society and today's society. Characters in a literary masterpiece is important because they are the most memorable and their personalities make the literature stand out more clearly due to the fact that their qualities can be compared and contrasted to anyone of any time period in history. However, the theme is the most important in literary masterpieces because everything within an literature work depends on the theme. The theme outline the whole story and what is going to take place. The prior expectations regarding the literary masterpieces and my expectations of this course are based off not only my own knowledge but the way I critically analyze literature and my experiences with literary masterpieces.

In all honesty, when it comes to a literary masterpiece, I expect them to fall into literature categories such as, novels, short stories, poems, comedies, dramas, mysteries, nonfiction and fiction. The reason being is based off my experiences from my very first English literature class. Where we had to read literary masterpieces such as, Alice Walker short story,"Everyday Use" and "Color Purple". Also, Langton Hughes poems," Let America be America" and "Still Here."

The poem " Let America be America Again," express the past events that occurred in history not only the racism amongst blacks but also whites and it reflects the history of today with having the first African American President. Also, the poem " Still here" express the struggle a person may go through on a daily basic regardless of the harsh treatment from people at the end of the day your are a human being and still here. On the other hand, Alice Walker the story "Everyday Use, " have influenced my views of the relationship between literature and modern society by reflecting how you are suppose to appreciate your family and their history especially the past events that your family have been through in life. As for the story "Color Purple," have influenced my views of the relationship between literature and modern society by reflecting that no matter what you go through in life and no matter the obstacles or harsh treatment you can overcome anything and your life has a purpose and destiny.

Furthermore, my expectations regarding literary masterpieces prior to beginning this class, were high and I was excited to begin dissecting the readings and thinking about them critically and being able to critical analyze the literary works. I expect literary masterpieces to be beautifully written where they can evoke higher level thinking and build a connection with us the readers. Also, I expect literary masterpieces to be pleasant and fun because when the literature is exciting it is more interesting to read especially when the energy of the literature express so much emotion that actually make you feel as if you are apart of the story. I encountered literary masterpieces as early as the third grade. In fact, this is when I realized I loved English and wanted to study it more. I even began to write poems and short stories and would read them out loud in talent shows and in class. I believe this gave me an better understanding and appreciation of literature to carry throughout my life because literary has taught me to acknowledge all masterpiece works and cherish them for the connection they have between modern and today's society. The characteristic I expect literary masterpieces to focus on is truth, motivation, and experiences or topics that readers can relate too because if there is no emotion towards the work then there must be no purpose to build an connection that can be understood amongst the audience. I honesty believe that literary masterpieces are very important because they allow us to help explore a closer look at different facts of life and can change or persuade our views towards life.

In the end, literary masterpieces are what we learn from literature and how we interpret an authors work. It is also something that connect us to and from any society and any time period due to the presence of topics common to all humanity that we can relate too and learn from.