Literature: The Importance Of Literature In The World

ture surrounds people in every direction. From technology, to cities, to jobs, people are required to read; it can be other things besides a book such as signs or instructions. If literature was not around, the world would not be what it is today. Sometimes, people think that literature is exclusively an American luxury; however, literature is present in different countries and languages. Literature is a huge part of people 's lives even though some people take it for granted, which is something I can relate to. Through my life, my classes always required me to read a book every six weeks; however, I would never read and take a zero for the grade. Literature has so many different subjects. It has the aptitude to reach out to individuals in …show more content…
Literature can take people to extravagant worlds and "expand our imaginations" (Currie 1). Literature can take people to worlds that some of us could never imagine if unaided. A popular book called The Hunger Games is about a competitive event where "children are compelled to kill one another" to survive (Sullivan 51). Christina Sullivan described this book as "disturbing;" however, children and teenagers took interest in this book, thus expanding their thoughts about this scenario (Sullivan 52). Literature offers people stories to fulfill their wants and needs. Another book that offers these imaginative stories is a book called Divergent. The book takes place after a war that split into factions based on their personality. In the real world, this story would most likely never take place; therefore, this is why it was created. It serves to help readers imagine situations and satisfy cravings. Furthermore, readers can imagine themselves as the characters and insert themselves into their "lives and expand the pages" as if they are in the story (Gillespie 61). As readers imagine, it deepens their feelings and emotions for the characters in the books. It helps the readers to "draw" in, in order to engage and connect -- which is literatures main point-- (Gillespie 61). It helps a person feel more, which is needed in the real world. The book The Fault in Our Stars is about two …show more content…
Each and every individual has a unique past and craving for what interests him or her. Some books contain situations such as rape or murder. These topics are clearly controversial. Does reading about these topics and being aware help the reader to be a better person? Or do these topics simply plant bad seeds into the minds of the readers? In either case, people are to observe and protect of what "literature is and should be" (Alexie 2). In some young people 's lives, they are already experiencing what they read in books that are banned, so there should be no reason to ban books from children. These books with this content are able to help "save" these readers who are in dark times in their lives. A popular author named Steven King, who writes about horror stories, helps readers connect to and "battle the real monsters" in their own lives (Alexie 3). These books act as friends for some readers; friends whom the reader can relate with and learn from. The greatest benefit is that these books that are thought to be unfit help to get readers through hard times when no one may physically be there for them. Reading books gives readers a risk free way to experience different things where some can be crucial. Literature can make people better in many different aspects and situations in their