"My own eyes are not enough for me, I will see through those of others." - C.S. Lewis
Throughout our history, especially during the Great Depression, literature has served as a form of escapism from the stale and fraught moments in life. However, over the past century, literature as a form of escape has been largely taken over by the movie business. As a result, people have become less admiring of the art of literature. British novelist C.S. Lewis believed that literature expands the minds of people by seeing through the eyes of others and that literature serves as an imaginative rejuvenation: "I become a thousand men and yet remain myself." Unlike movies and television shows, literature allows us to imagine our own characters and invent the worlds depicted through the words of others in our own minds. Furthermore, literature can expand our perspectives by seeing life through the minds of the author "without undermining the privilege, of individuality." Despite the ease of escapism through television and movies, literature is largely important in today's society because it leaves more room for interpretation and for our own mental growth.
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