Shaped by Stories: The Ethical Power of Narratives (Revisions: A Series of Books on Ethics)

In his latest book Marshall Gregory begins with the premise that our lives are saturated with stories ranging from magazines books films television and blogs to the words spoken by politicians pastors and teachers. He then explores the ethical implication of this nearly universal human obsession with narratives. Through careful readings of Katherine Anne Porter’s The Grave Thurber’s The Catbird Seat as well as David Copperfield and Wuthering Heights Gregory asks (and answers) the question: How do the stories we absorb in our daily lives influence the kinds of persons we turn out to be? Shaped by Stories is accessible to anyone interested in ethics popular culture and education.