Intellectual, moral, and social instruction provided through an institution such as school or university
Education is a lifelong process
Education
Allows us to continuously grow as civilized and rational individuals
Provides great opportunities to improve our lives and contribute to the betterment of society
Reading
An essential component of our education
The more we read, the more we learn
Literature
Enables the reaping of the benefits of reading as part of our education
Purpose of literature
To educate
Literature
Provides knowledge and understanding of the things around us
Teaches practical life lessons and accustoms us to universal truths of the world
Empowers both the writer and the reader
Permanence
A literary standard that means a literary work remains relevant long after it was first written and published
There are literary works that enjoy only temporary fame, but there are classics that are read, analyzed, and appreciated time and again across generations
As long as a piece of literature educates, it will endure and stayrelevant
This is also true to other works of art such as painting, music, and film
