If by chance you ever wonder about the value of what you are doing, or the value of your subject, I can recommend to you a short book by Iris Murdoch: The Sovereignty of Good. It was first published a few decades back. I've just discovered it thanks to a friend. It contains three short essays. If you have a background in philosophy (as she does), you might follow, better than I, her critique of existential moral philosophy. What I found exciting to read was her claim that Art and especially Literature as central to the development of the moral character and any notion of the Good. I have posted here, some quotes from the essays that should give you an idea of what to expect should to tackle the whole work.