How To Read Literature

Although, there are many claims that literature are written pieces, I believe that it doesn't have to be written. Personally, every night on the verge of falling asleep, I review what I’ve experienced, learned and felt during the day and convert it into a story. I have been doing this ever since I was young and I consider it to be literature, because in the end “the characters and the world [makes] the story” not the words, they are just a tool (Rowell 107). I make these stories, because without them I can’t fall asleep. Likewise many individuals, I have trouble sleeping at night, because all the stress I was able to hide from my family and friends during the day, emerges and haunts me at night, when I’m alone in the dark in my most vulnerable state. Stories are essentially “the most agreeable way of ignoring life” (Pessoa). In addition to the stories, I listen to music as I drift into my beauty sleep. Music, itself, has it’s own story and emotions, therefore it is a form of literature. Along with my stories, music is a great stress reliever. The musical component adds to my stories, which brings everything together into a great master piece; it seems more like a movie. These movies are my life, and they are among some of the last connections that I have with my childhood, therefore I would never transfer them onto paper. …show more content…
It also promotes knowledge through the mistakes made by other people, therefore it contributes to our well-being by suggesting tips and ideas that may be life changing. In general, there is power in literature, where simple things like words, sentences and paragraphs influences everyone on a great scale. Therefore, I believe that
“[somewhere] inside of us is the power to change the world” and that power’s foundation is literature. (Dahl 1996). Thus, there is no end and nor there will be to