We study literature to gain knowledge and understanding of its terms and techniques to enhance our appreciation of literature and our conversations with others about it. Literature has context and history which can make a difference in the amount and kind of pleasure and insight that you gain from literature. Also, according to the text, writing and discussing works of literature helps us in analyzing literature in greater depth and considering alternative views of both the works themselves and the situations and problems the works explore. Writing and discussing literature is an ongoing process that involves putting into words how and why certain works had such an effect on you and responding to what others say about it. This becomes a continual conversation because there is no single way to understanding a given text. You can explore a variety of ideas and thoughts.
