In Dana Gioia’s article “ Why Literature Matters” Dana Gioia makes a claim that the amount of young Americans shown in art and literature has decreased tremendously. To support Dana Gioia’s claim he does surveys and quotations from famous authors. Dana Gioia’s purpose in writing this article is to grab the attention of young Americans and change their thoughts about art and literature. Dana Gioia is helping young Americans understand how important it is to read. In Dana Gioia’s sixth paragraph he begins to talk about the consequences and losses of arts and literature. Dana Gioia then talks about the 2001 National Association of Manufacturers. They claimed that their poor reading skills ranked second among the employees surveyed for skill deficiencies.
