Culture and Citizenship, the Role of Law and Literature in Critical Thinking in Society: English Language and Wider Society

Abstract

This text seeks to explore the concept and contours of freedom within recognized civilizations and delicacy of such systems. It also seeks to highlight the vital role played by literature in fostering and defending critical thinking and this in turn permits further growth in society. Acknowledgement is also given to the existence of barriers of different kinds between people which serve a dual purpose: both as separators but which also allow the space for more detailed definitions of individual freedoms in an overall system of societal liberties. It concludes by noting that a sense of perspective – both historical and philosophical – is necessary if the faculties of proper judgement are to be profitably brought to bear upon specific cultures and societies.