The study of literature is an invitation into wisdom. Recognizing the patterns of classic and biblical storytelling is shaping our minds in discernment. But Dante, the Brothers Grimm, and even the Bible can feel intimidating to the modern reader.

Jane Austen provides the perfect gateway. Her stories are steeped in fairy tales, folklore, and Shakespearean patterns, yet set in the familiar world of modern realism.

Through Austen, we can learn to look beyond ourselves and see the timeless patterns beneath the stories we tell.

Stories give us tough minds and soft hearts. Stories turn the world from a mirror into a window. Stories teach us how to see the world.