The Value of “Trashy” Fiction: A Critical Analysis of Gottschall’s Argument

Write a response for the following (250 words minimum – one (1) page plus a Work Cited page):
Jonathon Gottschall, in “Why Fiction is Good for You,” ends on a humorous note: “most fiction, even the trashy stuff, appears to be in the public interest after all” (767). This raises a question worth considering: Do “trashy” romance novels, for example, have the same value as literature taught in college? How might the debate of good vs bad art complicate Gottschall’s argument? Use 2 in-text citations that are correctly formatted with parentheses at the end of the sentence.
Use MLA formatting (double-spaced, name block, unique title, page header, indented paragraphs). 250-word minimum (approximately one full page plus a Work Cited page).
Must include an introductory paragraph (with the title of the essay, the author, and a thesis statement), the body (must include in-text citation(s), and the conclusion. 
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Work Cited
Gottschall, Jonathon. “Why Fiction is Good for You.” The Norton Reader
An Anthology of Nonfiction, edited by Melissa A. Goldthwaite et al.,
15th ed., W. W. Norton, 2020, pp. 763-767.