"Literature represents a language or a people: culture and tradition. But, literature is more important than just a historical or cultural artifact. Literature introduces us to new worlds of experience. We learn about books and literature; we enjoy the comedies and the tragedies of poems, stories, and plays; and we may even grow and evolve through our literary journey with books.
Ultimately, we may discover meaning in literature by looking at what the author says and how he/she says it. We may interpret the author's message. In academic circles, this decoding of the text is often carried out through the use of literary theory, using a mythological, sociological, psychological, historical, or other approach.
Whatever critical paradigm we use to discuss and alyalyze literature, there is still an artistic quality to the works. Literature is important to us because it speaks to us, it is universal, and it affects us. Even when it is ugly, literature is beautiful." (source: http://classiclit.about.com/od/literaryterms/g/aa_whatisliter.htm)
As for me, Literature is like a ship, it can take you anywhere. It can make you experience what others experienced without putting yourself in their shoes. It is also like a ship, because a journey in literature will always have trials and hardships, just like the waves of the rough seas.
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