„Why do you like literature?”
This was the question asked by my professor of Old American
literature on which no one gave an answer.
I kept asking myself if I like it at all. Thinking about it I realised
that I really do, but why do I like I couldn’t say. Having my thoughts deeply
into it I finally found out and I have something to say about it.
In my opinion, literature is a mirror of a nation, of the situation
at the period, of people and their views, opinions, habits, interest and
religion. Literature helps us a lot with knowing historical facts and behaviour
of people, changes that happened during the period when book got its light till
nowadays and troubles or circumstances that made a writer to write the certain
written work.
Literature is like a song written in the most beautiful notes and
lyrics that fulfils your soul, mind and vocabulary. It can relax you and let
your mind slip away from the nasty and bad world in which we are living. It
helps you to see what was, what is, and maybe what will be only if you read it
closely enough. If you have any feeling towards literature you can see and feel
how beautiful it is so it stays so long in you memory that sometimes you can identify
with people and situation. It doesn’t matter if you read romantic books,
thrillers, comedy or historical literature, all off them have the same beauty and
it is just on you to see which are better for you.
Some people say that watching movies is same as reading books, but
much easier. I disagree with that state. In my opinion, a movie is point of
view of only one person and everyone will see how that person has seen the
literary work. When you read a book you have whole new perspective, new ideas
and if you use your imagination good enough you, with your mind you can put yourself
in that book and feel all the things that main character felt. But this doesn’t
mean that you shouldn’t watch movies; in contrary there are some movies that
have been done in a very good production and can show you the deeper meaning of
the book.
Even though some people say there are two different literatures:
good and bad, I really think that every literature is good on its own way, but
it depends on which is more interesting to the readers. Historical literature
is becoming boring and literature that has no point is becoming more and more
interesting.
How is that?
Nowadays people read books that have interesting content more then
educational. Why? Well, in this century people are very much occupied with
business and problems so they don’t have time for reading. So when they want to
relax with the good book they always look for some that can be easily read and
which won’t take much of their time but that will in same way get their
thoughts off problems.
But for students that is a whole different story. If you read they
laugh at you calling you nerd because for most of them it’s easier to Google
the name of the book, read the short description of the book and play smart.
But are they? I guess not. Reading only a short version of the book does not give
you the whole perspective of the book, but I guess no one wants that. And with
reading books on easy way does not help to your vocabulary, which is very
important.Googling is good but only to get extra informations about it. I have
done same things while I was in elementary school I have to be honest, but as I
grown older I value books more because they can teach us about life. I started
reading because I want it, not because someone made me to.
Now I love reading good books and one of my favourite is “The Bridge
on Drina ” by Ivo Andrić. I know it’s cliché
but I was really so amazed by this book. Another one is “Impure Blood” by Borislav
Stanković which changed my whole perspective of reading ( thanks to my
proffesor Sima:) ). I also can’t wait to read Shakespeare in English because I
got really amazed reading it in Serbian ( I am aware that this will be more
difficult and that I might not understand it but it is a challenge ). Also I
was recommended a book called “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini ( in Serbian named “Lovac na zmajeve” ) and I am so excited to read
it as soon as I find some time (and I recommend it to you).
This post, as all of my, will seem very personal, but I’d really
like to know do you like literature and why and you opinion about this post and
my thoughts. I’d really appreciate it and you can comment even as anonymous I won't mind. I’d
also appreciate if you could suggest me some books that you have read and which
got your attention.
Thank you! J
Love,
Bojana J
