What would life be like without literature and what could cause that?

Through literature, we can see that the people are more alike than different through the ages. It gives us a way to experience other worlds, and other people's lives; whether we are doing that because we wish to escape our own world, or because we simply wish to explore another world makes no difference. One of the most interesting aspects of literature is to look at world mythology, where the same human conflicts have shown up time after time in ancient cultures that couldn't have possibly had any contact with each other. Joseph Campbell explores this intriguing idea in "The Hero with a Thousand Faces," and discusses these ideas further in the Bill Moyers documentary, "The Power of Myth." Whether the genre in question is a novel, a short story, a screenplay, a poem or a myth, these are all vehicles in which an author has tried to reach a reader to share an idea or experience. The same might even be said of song lyrics, many of which are extremely expressive and poetic.

If there were no literature? I think humanity would survive, albeit things would be radically different. I imagine oral tradition would be the norm. History, stories, news, and the like, would all be passed down through the ages and by word of mouth. This would lead to many things. Oddly enough, this does remind me of Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury. With no books, things would be very different indeed.

If there were no literature, society would have no link with the past, in fact, literature of any historical period contains evidence and valuable information about how people really lived in various times in history. Literature is so vital to the development of individuals in society that without it, I believe that young people would be ill prepared for their future lives as working individuals. School, reading, especially works of literature, history, help develop the mind. It is not so important that a student remember every word that he or she has read, but develop and grow from the process. Learning, reading, analyzing literature, writing, develop an individuals ability to think, rationalize, strategize and problem solve. When my students tell me that college is a waste of time that they don't want to go to school anymore, I remind them that learning never stops, in school or out. Learning is a continuous process that must be engaged in so that an individual, young or old, can remain relevant to his time period, to his life. Life without literature would be a barren existence, if you like to think in dystopian terms, a good book to read is The Road by Cormac McCarthy. It offers a unique and chilling perspective on life.

My life wouldn't make sense without literature. Reading Keats, Joyce, Shaw, Wilde, Stoker, Swift, Poe, Byron and Dickens helped me create that inner world to which I am always welcome to visit, and, when I leave, I always leave with a precious gift. Some of us did not belong to happy households, nor grew up with role models. I, however, was blessed to discover the gifts that came off the minds of these brilliant human beings. Through their magic, I discovered their cultures, their languages, their countries. It was Joyce who showed me Ireland, and Dickens took me to Victorian England. Wilde consistently mocks society, and Byron drags you through the chaos of tragedy. I tell you, it just wouldn't make any sense (in my case) to live without literature. Life just wouldn't be the same.

Honestly, I think we're already seeing the effects of such a world. While a huge volume of literature is still published, the number of people reading that literature is decreasing. I'm not sure if e-books or items like Kindle help that at all; I haven't done any research to see if electronic book sales are on the rise. But I think we're already seeing a certain laziness...I'm not sure how to really explain it. It's like people aren't willing to go beyond turning on a TV or a computer for their knowledge. What I would miss would be the great characters. When reading, one grows attached to those figures and personalities that evolve throughout the novel or short story. I often find myself relating issues or events to literature, be it in my own life or in the classroom as a teaching tool. That kind of relation would be missing without literature.

This probably varies. People who never read, who get their entertain from other media, would probably tell you that its value is overrated; most English teachers and other readers would probably tell you that it's one of the most important human activities, creating characters and situations that shed light on our own condition while entertaining us at the same time. The way I look at it, there is a common experience here that is more important than the technique/media: the need to tell stories. Before literature was written, there was oral tradition. We seem to have a need to share our experiences, both personal and cultural, to entertain and to pass on/examine the values of our culture. Although we might have a world without literature, I do not think we could have a world without stories.

One of the most important values of literature is that it helps us understand ourselves and other people. It would be more than difficult to think of a single human emotion or conflict that hasn't been explored in a great poem, play, novel, or short story. Literature connects us to each other and creates a sense of not being alone in our feelings and experiences. There is much value in that. Without literature, we would be denied the greatest writers asking, and answering in their view, some of the most profound questions of life--answers which we can then accept or reject, after considering them. Literature can impact our daily lives in important ways, directly or indirectly. It can help shape our view of the world, of other people, and of ourselves. One novel that comes to mind right now is To Kill a Mockingbird. Published at a very significant time in our history, that novel (and the movie version that followed) surely affected the thinking of many during the turbulent times of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. I'm sure its message of human dignity and social justice reached more Americans in a more powerful way than all the newspaper stories and magazine articles of the time. Literature connects us to our own humanity.

This sounds like a question you might be asked after reading Fahrenheit 451. I think of literature as being art crafted using words. Reading for information only would be dull. Good literature allows one to escape reality for a period of time, to get into the story and allow the characters to come to life. Poetry allows one to experience the emotions of the writier as they felt during the writing of the poem. Life without literature would be drudgery. There would be routine and mechanized order and no beauty. I can imagine that life without literature would also be life without song as most song lyrics would fall into the category of literature. I am thinking of the Puritan writers of early America. They wrote in a very realistic style in journals and day books. It was monotonous and mechanized record keeping.

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通过文献,我们可以看到人们长相比差多。它给我们一种体验世界和他人生活的方法无论是因为我们想逃离自己的世界,还是因为我们只想探索另一个世界无关紧要。文献中最有趣的方面之一是看世界神话,世界神话中人际冲突接二连三地出现,而古代文化中人际冲突不可能互相接触。约瑟夫·坎贝尔在“英雄有千面”中探索这个趣味思想,并在比尔·莫耶斯记录片中进一步讨论这些思想,即“神话之力 ” 。流派问题在于小说、短故事、剧本、诗或神话,这些都是写作者试图接触阅读者分享思想或经验的工具。歌曲歌词可能也是如此,其中许多歌词表达性极强和诗意性极强。

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万一没有文献人性会生存,尽管事情会大相径庭口语传统应该是规范历史故事新闻之类都会传遍世间传承口语将引出多样事物奇特地提醒我布拉德伯里Fahrenheit451没有书籍,事情就会大相径庭

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如果没有文献,社会与过去无关,事实上,历史时期文献都包含证据和宝贵信息,说明人们如何在历史中不同时段真正生活。

文献学个人发展至关紧要以至于没有它,我相信年轻人将不准备未来生活作为工作个体

学校阅读特别是文献历史帮助开发思想学生记住读到的词并不重要,而是从过程发展成长学习、阅读、分析文献、写作、开发个人思维能力、合理化、策略化和问题解决

学生告诉我大学是浪费时间他们不想再上学时, 我提醒他们学习永不停止学校或校外学习是一个持续过程,必须参与其中,这样个人无论年轻或老都可保持与时间段和生活相关联性。

无文献生活将是一个荒凉生存, 如果你想用divostian术语思考, 一本好书读Cormac McCarthy的the Road它为生活提供独特而冷淡的视角

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我的生活没有文献是说不通的

济慈、乔伊斯、Shaw、Wilde、Stocker、Swift、Poe、Byron和Dickens帮助我创建了内部世界,我总是欢迎我访问,我离开时总带着珍贵礼物离开。

我们中有些人不属于幸福家庭,或成长为模范发现这些辉煌人脑中的天赋通过他们的魔力,我发现他们的文化、语言和国度乔伊丝给我看爱尔兰狄更斯带我到VictorianEngland怀德一贯嘲弄社会拜伦拖你渡过混乱悲剧.

我告诉你们,没有文献生活是没有任何道理的(以我为例)。生活将不同

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提醒我说道:虚构非虚构中有。”政府记录表示少不可替代文献,因为拿破仑声明道道道道道传说重发? 历史多常由不同的政府解释不同的政治思想等

文献真实记录人的经验人类心心和灵魂记录the record of cultures. Without it there would be no true cultural history. And, how bereft, indeed, people would be without these recordings, without the setting down of what so many feel, so many share with humanity. This sharing is what so often gives sense and meanings to people's lives. That others have suffered as one has provides comfort and gives sense to what seems senseless, providing encouragement to a person. Without literature, people are shallow, separate. They are not part of the community of man. Joseph Conrad wrote that "Meaning depends upon sharing." Literature is this sharing on the level that one needs.

今日的问题是,如今人们常常不意识到文献提供他们生命中缺失的这种非常宽慰和通信方式。归根结底,人们无法定义如果他/她从未体验过“cure ”, 何为缺失

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诚实地说,我想我们已经看到了这样一个世界的效果大量文献仍在出版中读文献者数正在下降我不确定电子书籍或像Kindle这样的项目是否帮助!电子书籍销售量上升但我想我们已经看到某种懒惰.仿佛人们不愿意超越翻转电视或计算机获取知识

最怀念的就是大人物阅读时,人们会渐渐依存那些数字和个性演化成小说或短故事常发现自己把问题或事件与文学相关, 无论是我自己生活或课堂教学工具那种关系会缺文献

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可能各异。那些不阅读者从其他媒体获取乐趣者可能会告诉你它的价值被高估!多数英语教师和其他阅读者可能告诉你,这是最重要的人类活动之一, 创建字符和情境,让我们自己状况开明同时娱乐我们

从我看,这里有比技术/媒体更重要的共同经验:讲故事的需要。文献写前有口语传统。我们似乎需要分享个人和文化经验,以娱乐和传递/检验文化价值观

虽然世界可能没有文献,但我认为世界不可能没有故事

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文献中最重要的价值之一在于它帮助理解我们自己和其他人很难想出单人的情感或冲突, 而在一首大诗、剧本、小说或短故事中都未曾探索过这些情感或冲突。文献连接我们彼此并产生感知不单我们的情感和经历这一点有重大价值没有文献, 最伟大的写作者会拒绝查询并回答他们的观点一些最深层次的答案后我们可以接受或拒绝

文献可直接或间接地以重要方式影响我们的日常生活帮助构建世界观人民观和我们自己观一本小说现在想到杀知鸟.小说(和随后的电影版)在我们历史中非常重要的时段发布时,肯定影响到许多人在1960年代民权运动动荡时期的思维。人性尊严和社会公正信息以比所有报章故事和杂志文章更强力的方式传递给更多美国人文献联系到我们自己人性

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