Sunday, August 26, 2012

Literature and Civilizations

What is Literature?
Interviewee #1: "Anything written."

Interviewee #2: "Stories and books about people."

Interviewee #3: "Anything that is written for a purpose."

Interviewee #4: "Literature is a way of evaluating ideas and beliefs."

What is Civilization?
Interviewee #1: "A group of people in the same area."
Interviewee #2: "A group of people sharing same culture."
Interviewee #3: "People sharing similar values."
Interviewee #4: "People working together who share culture and desire progress."

 What are their relationship with each other?
 Interviewee #1: "Literature tends to reflect the values of a civilization."
Interviewee #2: "Literature allows a civilization to work towards its goals by examining its past."
Interviewee #3: "They build upon one another."
Interviewee #4: "Literature allows civilizations to examine themselves. "


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