Tristan Bernard's I'M Going

Literature is the reflection of the human experience; an anthology of the way we've felt and thought expressed through many different mediums. Robert Penn Warren discusses this in "Why

Literature has shaped civilizations, politics, exposed injustice and has allowed people to connect with aspirations and emotions. It gives people insight into the minds of other individuals and or a detailed preview of human experiences. If we pay no attention to literature we might not be able to question some of our most important beliefs, examine our lives and give them deeper meanings. In the essay “The Dark Night of the Soul” by Richard Miller, he says “ I have doubt, you see, doubts silently shared by many who spend their days teaching others the literary arts. Forever fall on deaf ears, what might the literature arts be said to be good for?” (239). I can see that he has become concerned about how others see literature in modern time.

Literature is not only important to society, but is very important for each individual to read and understand. Literature can provide a way for people to learn more about what happened in the past and can even be a way for people to reduce stress in their lives. There are many different types of literature and each of them can be used for different reasons. You can use books to study specific topics, to relive the past, and to express yourself through writing. Literature can be written about the past, the future and even about present day society. Even if the book or novel is fiction, it still has some sort of theme that resembles a real world experience or problem. We need literature in our lives to help us develop and improve, not only as individuals, but as a society and to learn about the past.

Literature, the dictionary defines it being the art of written works that is simultaneously designed to entertain, educate and instruct its audience; writers, using their skill of telling stories, use literature in an attempt to transfer their ideas from paper to the reader; for some, this task means bringing their story to a different place and time that is entirely separate from what the could be perceive as ordinary, on order to serve the writer’s intent. With this, the impossible, becomes the probable, and the worst fear imagined becomes the breathed reality; with no separation between the truth, and fiction. The word “literature” in itself cannot be accurately defined, and by attempting to do so, it limits the word not only in its

What is literature, and why should people read it? These two questions normally surface on the first day of English and literature classes. In fact, as one Introduction to Literature class ended the 2017 Spring semester with student presentations, the final presenter, a middle-age auto mechanic with oily stained hands and a battered countenance, exclaimed most eloquently, “Literature is an alive and breathing thing. It gives life to the past and the present. It makes me know, feel, and love. Without literature, I would be nothing.” Juxtaposed appearance versus thought shows the power and impact of literature. Without literature, we would be nothing; we would have no thought, feelings, or life. By reading, sharing, discussing, and writing, literature breathes life into the breathless. Students are not the only ones who grapple with these questions. What is literature? - is the very question Terry Eagleton opens with in his book Literary Theory: An Introduction. Moving away from the nontraditional student, how does a prominent professor and esteemed literary critic answer the same question? Remarkably, he dittos that of the mechanic. In Eagleton’s opening chapter “The Rise of English,” he responds in much the same way by asserting literature’s “task is to transform society in the name of those energies and values which art embodies” (17). Eagleton adds further elaboration to his view of literature’s development and definition; in his chapter “The Rise of

Though many people nowadays disregard the usefulness of literature in modern society I belong to the opposite sect of folk. Reading and literature is more than just words and writeing, its ways for the dead to speak and advise those to come through understanding of common feelings. Whether the author meant to mean something through metaphor or more literally is not important, what is important is that us as the readers are able to communicate and interpret needed information from the subject and author. Something that I sometimes think is lacking in todays society is not just this communictation but understanding. Furthermore reading it gives us a way to understand and invest in lives other than ourselves. Secondly reading and understanding what we read allows us to feel empathetic towards the subject thus allowing us to share our own story of feeling and ideas. This is

It is an art where she will experience to express feelings, struggles, success and failures. It shapes our imagination. For example, if somebody ask her to remember some bunch of words, then just think what would be she thinking about? She would be lost in her own imagination. On the other hand, if she was asked to think of blue color, then her mind can imagine its own unique color. Other forms of communication such as visual imagery, offers less room for imagination. Therefore, the importance of literature is due to of its uniqueness because there are different forms of conveying the information like television, movies, Radio so

Literature is a timeless gift that has been passed through generations. 26 letters align to create simple words, words combine to form sentences, sentences build pages of imaginary worlds in which you lose yourself- the boundaries are limitless. Reading improves your vocabulary, writing technique, and comprehension. Reading is enjoyable; it takes away the stress of your daily life, if only for a few minutes. Most importantly, reading is relatable. Everlasting themes are displayed and exemplified through entertaining anecdotes. Stories provide counseling and support during hard times, make you smile when you’re upset, and allow you to decompress when you’re stressed. They cause you to connect with people- real or imaginary-and relate your

Literature is a form of communication that demonstrates ideas. Literature can be anything that is written such as, poetry, stories, letters…etc. Communities around the world practice different traditions and the people within those communities live a particular lifestyle that depends on their social habits, religion, and their native language For example, Japan is notorious for its unprecedented culture and traditions that have been conserved by the Japanese people for thousands of years. Japanese natives execute these particular attributes and values that have evolved from classical literature. One aspect that has had great impact and influence on Japanese customs and ideals is Literature.

I have read the book and saw this play at the Dog Wood park. When I first time to read this play I feel it is boring. However, I was fascinated by this play last night. Even though it performed by a small stage and didn’t have some light effect. However, the costume and the stage tool were really good. And the players are excellent. Especially, I like the player who acted the mother in law. It is a tragic play. When I saw it I was so sad. It impacted me so much. perhaps it may change my attitude to the love. Even though they love each other, but they can not stay together.

The river where the women did their laundry was simple but was amazing at the same time. The second part was when the protagonist was singing as the music in the background (there was a guy in the background pretending to play a guitar) playing to the tune of the music was an amazing. It set this atmosphere and it show how the she was feeling now. In this production, I can relate to the part that the protagonist is struggle with her marriage because her marriage was arrange and she was not in love with her husband. In the arrange marriage part I can related to the character since during my generation many of my families and friends were arrange with their spouse too. It is a struggle to love someone when the person had only been introduce once and maybe seen each other for only a couple of weeks then all suddenly had to be marry to that person. With all this confusion, the women had to honor her family by staying in a marriage that is fill with emptiness and unhappy if the women do not learn to love her husband. Which I have found that this play is very sad and tragic that during that time women had no saying in her happiness or the choice to choose

Literature is a language spoken without speaking. It is a collection of all written works. We may not think about it but it is one of the most vital elements to society. Without it how would we be able to communicate? Spoken word only goes so far in a world of billions of people. In my first years of school I despised reading. Ironically, English became my favorite subject later on. I remember in my 7nth grade English class we started studying the works of Edgar Allen Poe. At first I was met with boredom. It wasn’t until we read the poem “Tell Tale Heart” that I became interested. The words were so haunting, I was taken aback. I didn’t get really into poetry until years later but that poem stuck with me. During my sophomore year of high school I transferred over to an Independent Studies school.

I entered this class with a sort of defiance towards the casual reading of literature that was considered unnecessary outside of instructional textbooks of standard learning. In most cases, if there was a movie version of the stories text I would always choose the movie version over the text. However, because of the influence that this class has had on me, I have discovered that the text in most cases will take you deeper into the story that the movie version can. Through the aid of this class I learned about evaluating literature as well as how to interpret and analyze it. I particularly liked the statement made by author Sharon James McGee, who emphases that “literature is a way to experience a way of life, a time period, a culture, an emotion, a deed, an event that you are not otherwise able” (McGee, n.d., p. 2). I found this statement to be so very true and important because it fits so closely how I now feel about literature. In conclusion, it is this newly found love of literate that I will be able to take with me throughout my life and

Literature has been a powerful tool to express one’s emotions, thoughts and attitudes towards anything. Dating back to hundreds of years back, literature had always been associated to our culture , values and norms. Literature has not just been limited to refreshment or enjoyment. It has also played important roles in pointing out the flaws and weaknesses in our society, which otherwise we had ignored. In other words, literature has become a powerful tool to address the people. In today’s time we see many printing and visual media that have gained popularity among the people as the sources of information and entertainment. Nevertheless, the popularity of literature has not been less than it was earlier. Literature is powerful because it is

Literature can be expressive. It can be expressed in many different ways. Some use writing, some use pictures and print, or even dramatic and musical works of art. In this essay I will be using the Reader-Response Approach to analyze a piece of literature. I have chosen the short play I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act, by dramatist Tristan Bernard. I will include why the literary work captured my interest, how it made me feel, and how it has formed or change my connection with literature.