It is critical that students understand that there are often many ways to consider an issue or solve a problem, and that not all problems have a right or wrong answer. This is important well beyond academic learning. Many social, political and ethical issues are fraught with gray areas that students will need to consider to fully understand the complexity of a situation. Students, regardless of reasoning ability, might be more or less comfortable with ambiguity. Providing students with opportunities to explore authors' meaning will develop critical thinking skills that go beyond reading literature.