3rd Quarter | Week 1 | Discussion

Enumerate the 4 answers on "What is literature for?" based on the video. In your own words, explain each in 2-3 sentences.

a. It saves time.

               Literature helps us experience a series of events that would usually take a lot of time to experience ourselves. It gives us realistic simulations through our imaginations about infinite situations that we can’t fully experience in real life. In doing so, we get to live entirely different lives at different times and places in the comfort of our own chairs. 

b. It makes you nicer.

                Literature shows us different perspectives of different people/characters, and it helps us expand our views regarding the ideals, opinions, and thought processes of other people. It makes it easier for us to put ourselves in our own shoes. With this, we will become considerate and understanding, and the way we empathize with other people will improve.

c. It’s a cure for loneliness.

                Reading is more than a distraction as it also helps us in our own reflections. Through reading, we can learn more about ourselves by relating to the characters and their experiences. Through literature, we can also learn words and terminologies that can define us.

d. It prepares you for failure.

                Reading and learning about the mistakes and failures of people gives us the epiphany that failure is inevitable. It shows us the realism that success is not always guaranteed in life, and we must accept failure as a part of the process rather than giving up. Also, it shows us different possibilities that we can choose to take by learning from other people’s mistakes.  

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