Explore how literature has played a role in your larger understanding of the world. Find and explain a personal example of a book, a story, a poem or a play that has impacted you in some meaningful way. How did that piece of literature help you understand the world in a new way?

Reflecting on how you were impacted by this piece of literature, reflect on the way that literature impacts the larger world, society even, and write about what you think its larger social value might be. Does literature matter?
Remember all homework assignments must be two full pages and in MLA format.