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Holcomb 1 Amanda Holcomb Professor Johnson English 460- B01 25 September 2023 Entertainment in Literature When picking up a new book, the mind starts to wonder of all the exciting adventures just waiting to be read. Upon further investigation, the reader is completely bored by the end of the first couple of pages. The cycle then repeats over and over until the reader finds a book actually worth reading. If a good book is not entertaining then there would be no reason to continue reading the book. Entertainment in literature is necessary for the love of reading to be passed on for the future generations. Without entertainment, the love of literacy would eventually die and cease to exist. C.S Lewis once said, “Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a fiction can’t provide even that, we may be excused from inquiry into its higher qualities” Entertainment is a hook that draws people in. The imagery and word choices can come together to paint a picture for the reader, capturing them in the world of the book. With no imagery and a poor choice of words, the reader will lose interest and move on to something more exciting and thrilling for the mind. Leland Ryken was once quoted as saying, “ That is why we not only learn from literature but enjoy it: it delights as it teaches. And it conveys its kind of truth through the creation of concrete images which incarnate or embody ideas which would otherwise remain abstract and nebulous.” Humans need that source of adventure and thrill because the mind will go to sleep without it, leaving the reader bored and tired. Sparking that imagination and

Holcomb 2 capturing the reader is required in order for the book to be read from front to back, keeping them entertained throughout the whole story. Cademons’s Hymn Albert Cook’s “Cademon's Hymn” is a great example of entertainment in literacy. This poem hooks the reader in so quickly and keeps them entertained throughout the whole nine lines. God is seen as something so beautiful that the reader is left picturing the sheer image of His face. “Now must we hymn the Master of heaven, The might of the Maker, the deeds of the Father, The thought of His heart. He, Lord everlasting, Established of old the source of all wonders: Creator all-holy, He hung the bright heaven” (Cook, lines 1-5) Albert Cook explains how amazing and awesome the Creator is, keeping the reader entertained and hooked by painting the picture of Him. This allows the reader to close their eyes and imagine His face, and all the beauty He has created just from Cook’s words. The poem is entertaining in the aspect that it captures the reader's attention almost immediately and keeps it throughout the poem. Cook wrote this poem in such a beautiful way that the readers can enjoy it over and over, each time picturing God’s beauty in a different way. Julian of Norwich: “Revelation of Divine Love, 1.5” This passage shows entertainment by imagery, painting a picture of how God comforts and loves people. “ I saw that He is to us everything that is good and comfortable for us: He is our clothing that for love wrappeth us, claspeth us, and all encloseth us for tender love, that He may

Holcomb 3 never leave us; being to us all-thing that is good, as to mine understanding.” (Norwich, Julian of). This entertains and comforts the reader, showing them that God will never leave them and will continue to love them forever. It keeps the reader entertained by giving them that comfort and using imagery to show His love for people, especially the reader. Julian of Norwich does an amazing job putting this type of imagery into a passage, keeping the readers entertained, and teaching them of God’s love throughout the whole passage. CXLVI The sonnet, “CXLVI” written by William Shakespeare shows entertainment by describing the process of dying to the reader from his point of view. Shakespeare has always had a dark undertone to most things, and this sonnet is no different. “ Why so large cost, having so short a lease, Dost thou upon thy fading mansion spend? Shall worms, inheritors of this excess, Eat up thy charge? Is this thy body's end?” (Shakespeare, lines 5-8). In this sonnet, Shakespeare writes on the process of death, and how people should not spend a lot of money when they are just going to die in the end and be eaten by worms. The entertainment starts at the beginning, when the readers are curious on the topic, and Shaespeare holds their attention throughout the very end, where the true topic is revealed. Inferno The literary work, “Inferno” is a poem written about Dante, the author, traveling through the nine circles of Hell. While on this journey, Dante is changed spiritually and comes back living a more holy life for God. This story shows entertainment in its text, but also in the true meaning behind the words. Dante’s poem urges readers to learn about Hell and the torments that come with it. While the poem goes over how horrible Hell is, it also teaches the readers to turn away from Satan and their wicked ways, and to turn to God to glorify Him for the rest of their lives. It

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