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    The Value of Literature in Contemporary Society

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    Literature is an important part of contemporary society that informs us about our world and allows us to understand ourselves and others by reflecting the world around us. It provides a gateway to explore different worlds, times, places, and cultures through experiencing the perspectives of various characters. Literature expands our horizons and teaches empathy by helping us learn about and relate to people we may otherwise fear or avoid. It is a mirror that reflects who we are as individuals and as a society, preserving traditions and passing them down while also studying human nature. For students, literature remains a critical part of education by teaching them to see themselves reflected in art.

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    Literature is an important part of contemporary society that informs us about our world and allows us to understand ourselves and others by reflecting the world around us. It provides a gateway to explore different worlds, times, places, and cultures through experiencing the perspectives of various characters. Literature expands our horizons and teaches empathy by helping us learn about and relate to people we may otherwise fear or avoid. It is a mirror that reflects who we are as individuals and as a society, preserving traditions and passing them down while also studying human nature. For students, literature remains a critical part of education by teaching them to see themselves reflected in art.

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    Literature is an important part of contemporary society that informs us about our world and allows us to understand ourselves and others by reflecting the world around us. It provides a gateway to explore different worlds, times, places, and cultures through experiencing the perspectives of various characters. Literature expands our horizons and teaches empathy by helping us learn about and relate to people we may otherwise fear or avoid. It is a mirror that reflects who we are as individuals and as a society, preserving traditions and passing them down while also studying human nature. For students, literature remains a critical part of education by teaching them to see themselves reflected in art.

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    the value of literature in contemporary society

    Literature is one of the most important parts of contemporary society. It


    informs us about our world, and it allows us to understand ourselves and
    others. Literature can be thought of as a mirror that reflects the world around
    us, but that also offers insight into our own lives.

    Why is it literature interesting?


    Literature is interesting in the same way travel is interesting. Literature
    provides a gateway to worlds very different from your own. Literature allows
    you to glimpse, as if through a neighbor's window, people you might never
    otherwise meet and cultures you might never otherwise have an opportunity to
    explore. Literature goes one step further than travel in that it allows you to
    time-travel: You can experience the American South during the antebellum
    period through the eyes of Mark Twain's Huck Finn or Spain during the
    Spanish Golden Age (1600s) through the eyes of Miguel de Cervantes' Don
    Quixote. Not only can literature make you wiser, as it expands your horizons,
    but it can make you kinder and more tolerant, as you learn about and
    empathize with literary characters whom you might otherwise fear or avoid.
    Literature is available in your local bookstore or library. Never stop reading! To
    me, literature, and also non-fiction, are one of the best things in life - a
    priceless treasure!

    What is the importance of literature?


    Literature is a mirror that humans hold up to the world, to themselves and to
    history. It can show us who we have been, who we are, and who we may
    become. No matter how odd you are, no matter how alone you feel, there is a
    writer out there with whom you will feel kinship- it can just be a task to find
    that writer. Sure literature is entertaining, and that’s important. Humans need
    good entertainment. But it is the connective value of literature, the way it plugs
    you into another human mind, and another person’s thoughts and perceptions,
    that fascinates me. And because of this mind to mind connection. literature
    teaches us empathy.. So literature is an art that engages us in some of the best
    aspects of being human.

    What is the significance of literature in our life?


    Literature is important in everyday life because it connects individuals with
    larger truths and ideas in a society. Literature creates a way for people to
    record their thoughts and experiences in a way that is accessible to others,
    through fictionalized accounts of the experience.
    Literary tradition is both oral and written. Civilizations that existed without a
    written language still managed to pass down their stories through oral telling.
    Many Native American cultures practice an oral literary tradition. The primary
    use of literature in ancient settings was to pass down customs, beliefs and
    traditions to the younger generations. In more recent centuries, literature has
    taken on a more comprehensive role of mirroring society in order for humans to
    study themselves and understand the underlying truths common to all people.
    For students, studying literature is a critical component in education, as it
    teaches students to see themselves reflected in art.

    So, as you see, literature still has much value in the modern world. Even
    though there are more popular sources of entertainment, we can’t deny the
    importance of books. After all, they tend to bring more meaning into our
    entertainment. For example, they teach us the right values. Besides, books
    expose some negative traits and tell us about the problems of modern society
    and, thus, raise global awareness of such issues.

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