Regret of Myth

As I read through the assigned essays such as, Myth Became Fact, On Fairy-Stories and The Narrative Paradigm I was filled with frustration.  I despised mythology in highschool because I found it pointless.  I never understood why we studied thousand of year old writings that seemed to have no relevance today.  As is the case for most highschoolers there was no explanation of why it was important to know these stories, they respond to the question “Why are we reading this?” was always “Because it is a classic.”  Since a young age I have gravitated toward non-fiction stories.  If I was reading a fiction work I wanted to understand the relevance, beyond it just being “a classic.”  Since this class I wish I could go back and pay more attention as we studied these myths.  I believe if they showed the value of myth in high school before it was taught, more students would see the value and show interest in the subject.