Literature has the ability to control the chaotic nature of dialogue, whilst allowing for the expression of human feelings with a retrospective tone. Thus the experience can become far more personal despite being shared. This skill of turning multiple emotions and cluttered thoughts into a simplified sentence that is still beautifully effective and relatable, demonstrates the power of Literature and the control is possesses. A perfect example which demonstrates this technique is the style in which ‘The Catcher in The Rye’ is written. Although Holden’s stream of consciousness is disorganized and at first glance, pointless, J.D Salinger emphasizes this and creates a character that represents how the reader felt at least once in their life. It’s for that reason that literature stands out to me, because every meaning or idea is personal to the reader and there is nothing more powerful than reading a book that, ‘when you’re done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours,’ as Holden believes …show more content…
For example, after reading ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ at AS level, I became fascinated by the idea of living up to expectations of society, and the pressures of having a perfect life. This led me to read ‘The Outsiders’ by S. E. Hinton, as the book explored the spirit of rebellion mainly aimed towards social norms and class systems. The story focuses on the negative results of a hostile society, but at the same time manages to stay realistic. C.S. Lewis once said that ‘Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it…’ I agree with this view that books aim to display all of humanity’s universal truths and help the reader enhance their life after reading something that has the ability to change their perception of the