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The Role of Literature in Society

Mario Vargas Llosa’s essay “Why Literature?” raises several interesting points. He emphasizes the important place literature holds in our society and the ability it has to initiate change. He also states that literature must be radical, rebellious, and extreme to be considered great, and that only those who share in this spirit can truly enjoy literature. It is in these latter points that I disagree. In fact, there are no exact criteria on which literature can be judged, and for that matter, no exact mold that a reader of great literature would fit. What makes great literature great is indefinable, and what makes one capable of enjoying and understanding such works is equally as ambiguous.

There are many great authors who wrote many great books that did not contain a hint of rebellion. The most famous of these is unarguably Shakespeare. There is no other author who has classes taught in every high school in the country devoted solely to his work. Like all other romantic comedies by Shakespeare, the world of A Midsummer Night's Dream is a fantasy of romance, love, humor, music, dance, song, and poetry. It is a wonderful piece of art and literature that does not contain any hint of rebellion or challenge to the status quo. T


Literature was not written for one type of person. Dissatisfied people do not have a monopoly on inspiration. While it might be easier to inspire a group of dissatisfied people, it is not easier for the dissatisfied to identify with or relate to literature. The dissatisfied group is looking for change, they are looking to be touched and moved. A group of people who are on the whole pretty happy, are in fact a harder crowd to reach. To truly effect change in the contented person an idea must be great; it must be original and thought carefully out. And what about those who are satisfied with their lives at the beginning of a book, only to find themselves teary-eyed and angst-ridden as they turn the last page? Where do they fall in the spectrum of a satisfied to dissatisfied reader? Does it matter? Any type of person is capable of finding meaning in writing and every person will probably be inspired a different way.

There is, in fact, a wealth of great authors who also wrote many pieces of non-subversive, quality literature. One such author is Virginia Wolf who wrote important novels like To The Lighthouse. This particular book followed a family on their summer holiday and eventually on their separate paths in life. It includes amazing uses of rhetorical devices and is a complex study of family dynamics, yet it has no mes

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