Get ready to believe in America again. For years, our education system has fallen steadily in all categories of the world rankings, but now, an exciting new program is poised to get us back on track. To increase literacy nationwide, ambulance sirens will now blast an audiobook of The Scarlet Letter.
This is a major step forward.
Instead of sirens, pedestrians everywhere will soon hear Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic tale of sin, hypocrisy, and redemption every time an ambulance comes racing down the street. Even those vehicles dispatched as part of general response protocol for small fires and nursing home scares will blare the story, inspiring the next generation of American readers.
All ambulances will project the same student version of The Scarlet Letter, which includes the complete work as well as a comprehensive study guide with discussion questions and further insight into the novel’s major themes. On any given day, each vehicle will educate multiple pockets of a city on everything from the symbolic character names to Hawthorne’s inclusion of motifs such as civilization versus the wilderness.
For residents near the path of an ambulance and the sick or injured people inside the ambulances themselves, this initiative will provide an enriching literary experience for everyone. It’s a tremendous victory for reading comprehension in the U.S.A.
This won’t solve our nation’s literacy woes overnight, but with every ambulance in the country pitching in to improve vocabulary and encourage discussion of Hawthorne’s famous work, America’s future is looking a lot brighter.
