To better understand literature, we have to have a better understanding of the world around us. The mere fact that we are living as a global community, signals a mutual understanding of a diversed cultural backgrounds of our neighbouring countries. This, however, can provide an unprecedented avenue for cultural awareness via literary appreciation.
Literature
is a mirror of life. It reflects our identity as people and as a
nation—that is knowing who we are, what we used to be, and what we
become. So to speak, literature mirrors the culture of a nation.
Studying a particular piece of literature of a certain country will give
us insights about the existing customs and traditions in that country.
The embodiment of these beliefs and traditions are transformed into a
beautiful language we call creative literature.
The
different literary devices, figurative languages and other components
of literary composition play an important role in shaping the whole
composition. As such, these devices and other components will guide us
to fully appreciate the beauty embedded in every word of a literary
piece. The notion that literature imitates human behaviour can only be
understood if we, as readers would have an intellectual interpretation
of the literary piece. But then again, a particular literary piece, say
for example, a short story or a poem is worthy of different
interpretations. These varied interpretations maybe based on the
different experiences of readers. So how then can we have a professional
interpretation of a literary piece? A reader-response theory
in particular is one of the literary theories used to interpret a
literary piece in various ways. One may interpret a short story, for
example, which is entirely different from the interpretation of others.
It only suggests that our interpretation of the different literary
genres varies according to our perception of the world. As such,
beautiful as it may, literature captures the beauty of anything!
Living
Stone International School has always been committed to develop the
talents of each learner. This is being realized by engaging its students
to express their ideas, feelings, and thoughts through short stories,
essays, and poetry compositions.
May this simple essay provides valuable insights for realization and discovery about LIFE!
-The blogger
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