Is literature always relevant to “reality”? Many people seem not to think so. I have met many people who believe that movies can tell a story as beautiful as books. But are the movies as good as the books? On some level, it comes down to personal preference. Today, some films are considered literature by many; but does a great film have the same power as great words? What makes writing different from other forms of art? Literature has this ability to force readers to use their imagination in a way that many things cannot. He is able to bring out a complex series of ideas and, if written well, explain them to people who might not otherwise understand them. This allows us to examine many areas of society at a central level. Not only that, but popular stories have this ability to touch people's lives in a way that most things can't. People immerse themselves in plots and settings and develop feelings and opinions for characters. All types of literature have their place in society. A good novel might show characters evolving over several sets of situations. They can have plots that arise from different characters and twist all over the place, eventually coming together into one giant plot at the climax. Harper Lee's tragic novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is an example of a story that is still relevant today. The narrator and protagonist, Scout Finch, is a child who looks innocently at the town in which she lives. His father, Atticus, is supposed to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. When it becomes clear to Atticus and Scout that Tom is innocent, Atticus does everything he can to defend him. The climax occurs in the courtroom where Atticus makes it very obvious the...... middle of paper ......n be explained, it can be appreciated; however, one must be absorbed in a story for a true connection to be made. I don't think the majority of people who claim that films are better than their novel counterparts have ever been absorbed by a novel. It's interesting to think that 200 years ago, literacy rates were a fraction of what they are today. Only in the last century have a large number of intelligent and critical thinkers been able to examine literature in a way that only certain members of the aristocracy could do a few centuries ago. In this context, literature has never been more relevant. Works Cited Lee, Harper. To kill a mockingbird. JB Lippincott & Co. 1960 Postman, Neil. Having fun to death: public discourse in the age of show business. USA. Penguin. 1985.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html. Saxxon Books. 1999