Commercial vs. Literary (20)

There are two types of fiction: Literary and Commercial. Literary is high-brow, meaningful stuff, full of metaphors and allusions which is meant to make a statement. Commercial fiction is intended to make money. This does not mean that commercial can't be well-written, and it doesn't mean that literary cannot be successful or entertaining. It does mean that there are different pre-requisites, though, so we will be reading entirely literary fiction in English class.