Have you ever wondered why people throughout history have written and read literature? Surely there are more productive ways to spend our limited time on this earth. Yet, the fact remains: literature (like art) endures. Critics in the past have believed that literature was dying due to the influence of photography, movies, radio, recorded music, television, video games, the internet. Whatever comes next, some critic will claim that it will bring with it the death of literature. Maybe that new thing is virtual reality or augmented reality.
Let's think about this, freewrite for a few minutes, then watch this video before our discussion: What is Literature For?
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