Imagine picking up a book for the first time. Think about the feel of the stark pages and the excitement of starting a new journey in a world that is unknown. Tales of lost love, robot invasions, or horror stories are all books that allow our imaginations to run wild. Books bring forth new culture and perspective into the world, but most importantly they allow us to express ourselves emotionally. Authors have the ability to convey messages that make us cry tears of forbidden love for characters like Romeo and Juliet, or become frightened by the works of Stephen King's IT. Emotions are powerful ways of expression. They are the art in which writers share their tales, which gives us the ability to become impacted by words in such a passionate
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With each turn of the page, we can feel something that we never expected to find in ourselves. The first time I read Harry Potter, I was initially looking for an adventure that would bring forth excitement, danger, and fear because, at the time, I only thought that those were the qualities that made a story great. I soon learned that my notion was false. As I was reading page after page, I felt sadness, love, and confusion in just a matter of a few chapters. Every emotion that came up for me brought forth instances in Harry's life that made me feel uncomfortable, scared, or excited, which posed as a new ground for me in literature. I grew to care about the characters in JK Rowling's book in a profound way that I did not think was possible. I felt loved by Dumbledore and I designated myself as an honorary member of the Weasley family. A book like Harry Potter can do things that almost nothing else can. Authors have the ability to make us feel certain ways that I did not think could be achieved before I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Being in touch with your emotions is such an important aspect of human life. There's a need for every emotion that comes into our lives, and that's what makes an author's work so brilliant. In literature, there are many feelings that arise from a novel which fills the need to express emotions in everyday
With each turn of the page, we can feel something that we never expected to find in ourselves. The first time I read Harry Potter, I was initially looking for an adventure that would bring forth excitement, danger, and fear because, at the time, I only thought that those were the qualities that made a story great. I soon learned that my notion was false. As I was reading page after page, I felt sadness, love, and confusion in just a matter of a few chapters. Every emotion that came up for me brought forth instances in Harry's life that made me feel uncomfortable, scared, or excited, which posed as a new ground for me in literature. I grew to care about the characters in JK Rowling's book in a profound way that I did not think was possible. I felt loved by Dumbledore and I designated myself as an honorary member of the Weasley family. A book like Harry Potter can do things that almost nothing else can. Authors have the ability to make us feel certain ways that I did not think could be achieved before I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Being in touch with your emotions is such an important aspect of human life. There's a need for every emotion that comes into our lives, and that's what makes an author's work so brilliant. In literature, there are many feelings that arise from a novel which fills the need to express emotions in everyday