Prior to class, learners will be required to read or listen to the public domain story "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde. They will need to bring a notebook and a pen or pencil to class.  

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Both the main characters in "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde die at the end of the story. This will be discussed in class when describing character growth and literary devices. At the end of the story "The Happy Prince," the swallow and statue are allowed by God to enter heaven. This portion of the story will be discussed as a metaphor that reflects how the swallow made the correct choice to stay and help the poor rather than flying to Egypt as he had planned. This portion will also be discussed as character development for the character the Happy Prince, who was willing to give up all of his material possessions to help others. We will discuss the irony in this section in that the Happy Prince was considered worthless by the people, because they were seeing that he was no longer adorned with gold and gems, but his heart, what truly mattered, was pure.  This portion will be taught only from a literary perspective, not as an endorsement of any religion.