Why do we read literature?
C.S. Lewis once said, “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” We do not read literature to simply entertain or to escape the reality of our lives. Literature enriches our minds so that we can see outside of the real world issues and start to think about the big picture. The real world demands so much attention that many of us find it difficult to think or question beyond it. We read literature to get a sense of our history, to teach ourselves to ask questions, and to expand our minds and help teach us new ways of seeing the world.
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As we do this we began to ask ourselves questions that start to teach us new things about ourselves, such as likes and dislikes. It is important that we challenge and question so that we can develop ourselves. Literature enables us to comprehend the issues that we face. It teaches us to analyze them in depth and see what is really happening opposed to blindly believing what we are told. When we are asking questions, it also teaches us to consider situations on a larger scale. The more we get away from our everyday routines and lives that blind us, the more we begin to see. We have read poetry, drama, and fiction and all of them challenged us to make connections, question, and weigh evidence. We are forced to look at the details and analyze everything. This develops an essential analytical skill that we need during our life time. We thinking in terms of stories; we think about the sequence of events that we read in like because of this situation, another situation occurs, so what is the connection between these events, and what is going to happen next? When we experience more stories in the literature that we read, it allows us to be able to conscious of actions and consequences. Literature can be the best pathway for enlarging our possible …show more content…
It often asks us to think in complex ways, and to hold sometimes appealing or contradictory conflicting ideas in our minds. This kind of process has the ability to help us become more mentally flexible when considering new ideas. Literary works also teaches us meaningfulness. It challenges us to think about or place in the world and the significance we contribute to it. It encourages us to have a richer life; it shows us an abundant number of stories and situations that allows us to think about the motivations and values of the variety of characters and
C.S. Lewis once said, “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” We do not read literature to simply entertain or to escape the reality of our lives. Literature enriches our minds so that we can see outside of the real world issues and start to think about the big picture. The real world demands so much attention that many of us find it difficult to think or question beyond it. We read literature to get a sense of our history, to teach ourselves to ask questions, and to expand our minds and help teach us new ways of seeing the world.
Literature …show more content…
As we do this we began to ask ourselves questions that start to teach us new things about ourselves, such as likes and dislikes. It is important that we challenge and question so that we can develop ourselves. Literature enables us to comprehend the issues that we face. It teaches us to analyze them in depth and see what is really happening opposed to blindly believing what we are told. When we are asking questions, it also teaches us to consider situations on a larger scale. The more we get away from our everyday routines and lives that blind us, the more we begin to see. We have read poetry, drama, and fiction and all of them challenged us to make connections, question, and weigh evidence. We are forced to look at the details and analyze everything. This develops an essential analytical skill that we need during our life time. We thinking in terms of stories; we think about the sequence of events that we read in like because of this situation, another situation occurs, so what is the connection between these events, and what is going to happen next? When we experience more stories in the literature that we read, it allows us to be able to conscious of actions and consequences. Literature can be the best pathway for enlarging our possible …show more content…
It often asks us to think in complex ways, and to hold sometimes appealing or contradictory conflicting ideas in our minds. This kind of process has the ability to help us become more mentally flexible when considering new ideas. Literary works also teaches us meaningfulness. It challenges us to think about or place in the world and the significance we contribute to it. It encourages us to have a richer life; it shows us an abundant number of stories and situations that allows us to think about the motivations and values of the variety of characters and