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restriction of literature

Submitted by aybala50 on Sat, 01/23/2010 - 3:40pm.

 I agree that genres are a method of organizing literature, however I think that genres do in fact limit literature. Labeling a work of literature as a specific genre traps that literary work into a 'box'. A certain expectation from the literary work arises for readers that search for something to read under a certain label.

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