The understanding of human beings has to be reflected and passed on by someone who can perceive itself as part of this group and has the courage to see the world from a different perspective. In this particular case, Todorov suggests that through literature people can accomplish this understanding of human beings.
“Since the object of literature is the human condition itself, the person who studies it and understands it will be become, not a specialist in literary analysis but an expert in being human” (Todorov, 2007)
If teaching literature requires a special sensibility to perceive other human being, the person who is in charge of teaching it must use all their senses to capture humans’ essence. Moreover, this should be a person so keen that will transmit all his/her knowledge to others thinking in having a better world.
Teachers need to be responsible of the power literary works give to them and the knowledge this give people about humans. A teacher with this power will enter his/her classroom with the knowledge of what to teach to students to make them grow in all the aspects a human beings can grow.
Every person who wants to become a teacher needs to be aware of the role he/she has; being a guide and support students decision will contribute to be aware of the role we all play in this world.
