Literature as moral fiber
Reading about the functions of literature, I stumbled upon the following quote:
“Perhaps the guerrilla promoters of literacy who offer a shag to anyone spotted reading a novel are on the right track. Novels, surely, can still be sexy, time wasting, and subversive—or do they have to be vitamin- enriched bowls conveying good-for-you moral fiber?†(Keen, 2007, qtd in Takolander 2009)
Takolander, M. (2009). Energetic Spaceâ€: The Experience of Literature and Learning. College Literature 36(3), 165-183.