As once said by Boris Pasternak, a Russian Poet,“ Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people, and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary”. This demonstrates the impact any form of writing can have on us. We can learn about amazing people who did amazing things. Literature is an outlet to the understanding of courage and perseverance, difficulties and fear. For example, Marian Smith Holmes tells the story of the courageous Ellen and William Craft, two slaves who escaped to freedom in her essay, “ The Great Escape From Slavery” Or the many Jews living during the time of Nazi Germany, they were fearful and afraid. We could easily turn to the internet for answers or, we could read. Reading about…show more content… In the short story, “ The Parakeet Named Dreidel”, by Isaac Bashevis Singer, the reader learns about a missing bird that a family takes in. After letting the bird inside it, “ flew from wall-to-wall. It hit itself on the ceiling and for a while hung from a crystal prism on the chandelier” (Singer 23). Most likely, in a movie or another source, one would see the bird flying but they wouldn't exactly know why. On the contrary, through the characters in a book the reader can understand that the bird was afraid so he was flying everywhere. Reading provided more direct details where less inferring is needed. To sum up, reading about characters help form our understanding of history by giving the reader more…show more content… In the book, Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, different opinions on the Hitler Youth are showcased. For example, many children enjoy the Hitler youth because there are games and uniforms but when Manfred Rommel, a member of the group told his father, “ his father grew angry, saying, ‘ I don’t want to hear it!”’ (Bartoletti). Because the father grew angry, the reader can tell that he was opposed to the Hitler Youth. The author shows how different people felt by using real quotes and documents to weave into her writing. Another example of finding a different point of view in the book, The Wave by Todd Strasser. Later, Mr. Ross, a high school history teacher creates a classroom experiment that went too far. Laurie Saunders, a student has never liked The Wave but thought that she was alone. Once she went into the newspaper room, there was a letter on the floor from an anonymous talking about what happened when he didn't join The Wave. There was a student and: “ he got mad. He told [them] that pretty soon people in The Wave wouldn't want to be friends with people who weren't in it. He even said I'd lose all my friends if I didn't join” (Strasser). Because many students felt so strongly towards The Wave, they would begin threatening and hurting their peers. By giving the author different point of views, they were able to
