Written By: Praghna H. Palaparthy
Literature, just another form of communication some might say, but others (like me) would think of it to be the art of life, the way of expressing true passion and feelings through words that may or may not make sense. If you have ever read a play by Shakespeare, they probably sound tedious and complicated. I had to read Hamlet twice to understand what the plot of the story was. But it does not matter if you read it once or twice or even five times, but the concept of one's writing is to express what the true meaning of life is for a character in the story. That is what writing and literature mean, the personality of a character (or characters), the little differences in them that almost bring them to life. Even if the book is adventure or romance, you could change it by modifying the character. For example, “there is more to me than I know of”, said he, his eyes simmering with specs of tears, his face turning pale, his head bent down to ignore the looks of my eyes. I could sense the shame and guilt he felt from his ignorance. This sentence seems as if the character is feeling drastically unhappy, if I change a few things, “there is more to me than I know of”, his eyes were glittering with joy like he wanted to see beyond himself, he was craving for more, wanting to understand the world, his beautiful teeth were shining from below his rose-pink lips as he smiled, a gorgeous smile, the sentence completely changed when the characteristics of the character are different. In this example, we can see the story itself changing when the character's feelings and thoughts changed.
Books are one of the best types of literature. They are a short or long pamphlet of the author's characters. When you begin reading, the first step is to pick a good book, to make it easier for you here is a list of books that I loved.
The Lord of the Rings series: by J.R.R. Tolkien
1:The Fellowship of the Ring
2:The Two Towers
3:The Return of the king
The Hobbit: by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tom Sawyer: by Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn: by Mark Twain
Maximum ride series: by James Patterson
1: Maximum Ride: The angel experiment
2: Maximum Ride: schools out forever
3: Maximum Ride: saving the world
4: Maximum Ride: the final warning
5: Max
6: Fang
7: Angel
8: Nevermore
9: Maximum ride forever
10: Hawk
Harry Potter series: by J.K. Rowling
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
8. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: series by Rick Riordan
1.The Lightning Thief
2.The Sea Of Monsters
3. The Titan’s Curse
4.The Battle Of The Labyrinth
5.The Last OlympianThe Demigod Files
6.Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
The president is missing: by James Patterson
Charlotte's Web: by E.B. white
The Chronicles of Narnia: series by C. S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Prince Caspian.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
The Silver Chair.
The Horse and His Boy.
The Magician's Nephew.
The Last Battle.
The pearl: by John Steinbeck
Anna of Byzantium: by Tracy Barrett
Hamlet: by William Shakespeare
Macbeth: by William Shakespeare
Julius caesar: by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing: by William Shakespeare
Anna Karenina: by Leo Tolstoy
If you are the type of person that picks a book depending on the author, we are very alike. Without accepting the creator, there is no point in accepting the creation.
My favorite authors include:
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Herman Melville
Willam Blake
Mark twain
James Patterson
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.K. rowling
Rick Riordan
EB white
Jane Austen
John Steinbeck
C. S. Lewis
Leo Tolstoy
To truly understand something, we must learn the background knowledge of it. The word literature comes from the Latin word, letters. The first-ever written language was The Sumerian language, during 3100 B.C. (before christ or before common era), a new advanced language was created and later became a written language. People used this language to write on a stone, to write stories or anything they needed. The first-ever book is called the Epic of Gilgamesh, written in 1800 B.C. The poem/book is about the adventures and stories of Mesopotamia. This book is in the Akkadian language, the writer is unknown exactly, but some believe that Sîn-lēqi-unninni had written this poem. During the 5th century, the most common language, English, had been invented. The English alphabet, which was created during the 16th century, was created by the Phoenicians. The first book in English is The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, by Raoul Lefèvre, this book had been written during the 1473’s.
Reading this, I hope you have understood how important literature is to this world. It is the communication through words and feelings, the way to express the author's and the character's thoughts and personalities. Literature is a part of history, which means understanding it is necessary.
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