Ideas? Influential literature?!

I have an assignment and I'm completing drawing blanks for ideas right now! If you have any input let me know

We are assigned to choose one career field and explain how certain types of literature have made an impact or connection with that certain career/field. We need four different works of literature that must be one of the following: Poetry, plays, novels, short stories, memoirs, non-fiction, song lyrics

Tell me this isn't ridiculous!

Any ideas? I was thinking about using a Police Officer because there are plenty of songs that connect with that (in negative ways mostly, but that's acceptable too!) but I couldn't think of anything else and we must use at least 3 different types of literature (can't use 4 songs..).

Then I was thinking about a psychologist because I could use some of the works from somebody such as Carl Jung but then I would have to find two other forms of literature that affected this field and I couldn't think of anything.


Let me know and there might be rewards involved for good answers, lol.

i think thats a pretty lame assignment.

and i like literature!

haha

how about "Salesman"

Then you could use the play "Death of a Salesman"
Maybe "Revolutionary Road"

You could try "Lawyer"
They have been mentioned in every piece of literature since the bible.


Obviously you could try "farmer" and "prostitute" - which are the worlds oldest professions and also mentioned everywhere.