... ordinary pub conversation, this kind of language might cease to be poetic" (5). Eagleton's definition connects literature and society by giving the reader the responsibility of creating their own definition, "the definition of literature [is] up to somebody [who] decides to read, not to the nature of what is written" (5). Through Eagleton's example, we are then introduced to society and its impact on literature ... "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell. The lyrics: They paved paradise And put up a parking lot With a pink hotel, a boutique And a swinging hot spot They took all the trees Put ...

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