In Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader, the Queen stressed that she had no voice after becoming aware of the timelessness of Mozart and Beethoven’s voices or, in their case, their music, which lived even after their deaths. To have a voice is to leave a legacy, of some sort, behind. Even though the Queen was a well-known and influential figure, she felt that after her eventual death, she would only exist as a memory and there was nothing physical and “alive” to remember her by, which truly expressed her inner self and put her message across. This is where writing comes in.
Writing is a creative process that sets us apart from those who are silent and watch life go by, without doing anything about it. Writing means the opposite because it involves acting and speaking up about meaningful matters. It is …show more content…
If we take Malala Yousafzai as an example, we can see how a book, or simply words, can have a great impact as it raises awareness, modifies perspectives, and inspires millions of people to fight for basic human rights such as equality and education.
Furthermore, a voice has the ability to connect a group of voices from around the world. For instance, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote a book entitled “We Should All Be Feminists” which is a book about sexism in Nigeria that gives another viewpoint of the feminist movement. To have such books covering these issues is important because it is only by collecting experiences of women from every part of the globe, which have different social and cultural backgrounds, that gender inequality can be fully understood.
We are so used to consuming other people’s ideas, feelings and thoughts about the world, that sometimes we forget that we have and make our own interpretations as well, and that they are worth sharing. We can use writing as a medium for that and, consequently, leave a
Writing is a creative process that sets us apart from those who are silent and watch life go by, without doing anything about it. Writing means the opposite because it involves acting and speaking up about meaningful matters. It is …show more content…
If we take Malala Yousafzai as an example, we can see how a book, or simply words, can have a great impact as it raises awareness, modifies perspectives, and inspires millions of people to fight for basic human rights such as equality and education.
Furthermore, a voice has the ability to connect a group of voices from around the world. For instance, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote a book entitled “We Should All Be Feminists” which is a book about sexism in Nigeria that gives another viewpoint of the feminist movement. To have such books covering these issues is important because it is only by collecting experiences of women from every part of the globe, which have different social and cultural backgrounds, that gender inequality can be fully understood.
We are so used to consuming other people’s ideas, feelings and thoughts about the world, that sometimes we forget that we have and make our own interpretations as well, and that they are worth sharing. We can use writing as a medium for that and, consequently, leave a