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Art is often called as a field which serves only aesthetic purpose. Non-fiction does affect us directly because it deals with the practical and realistic approach of life. Fiction is said to have no practical purpose served with the focus on imaginary things which can be denounced as "lies" But this can't completely or partially downgrade the value of fiction which beats non-fiction without unease. The reason for this popularity might be the escapism offered by these texts to break-free from the real world into something desirable, thrilling or haunting. When we think about the practical learning from a fictitious work we prima facie don't find a relevant thought to support fiction but when we muse about the contribution of fiction, myriad merits of it come out which does seriously impact our lives. Fiction encourages us to think beyond the status quo and gives us insight into what might happen if the changes take place and what might be the consequences. It bri...

Having a voluminous vocabulary has numerous tangible benefits in our daily life. For a Literature student, it is not only essential but mandatory to fill her mind with a variety of words. In other words, the student should be a connoisseur of English. In this post, I will share how I learn new words and their usage in routine life. The most straightforward way to learn new words is to read, read and read. Even if it is a comic, fashion or a sports magazine or any book, you will definitely encounter words, unfamiliar words which are your treasure. Focus more on the common words which recur again and again in your readings . The more you come across a particular word, you will definitely remember the meaning the next time it comes before your eyes or enters your ears. Keep a dictionary app on your smartphone and check words which are alien to you. Make sentences with the newly learnt word because it will help you to use it in your routine life. It doesn't matter if you have a h...

Literature as a graduate course has been a very popular course since centuries. In an advanced world like ours, it hasn't lost its charm and it's among one of the most sought-after courses in any university. So here we tell you five crucial things about the field which every literature aspirant who wants to study it in a university should know: 1. You got to read popular novels  One misconception of students regarding the subject is that in university, students got to enjoy popular novels like Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings in other words literature students don't have to study, rather they enjoy their life with pleasure reading. Other than this, they read Shakespeare. This fallacy regarding Literature costs some of the people who later come to know that Apart from Shakespeare, there are a lot of great writers who wrote influential texts. And the thing about Harry Potter novels is also wrong as very few universities prescribe this type of writing. Students analyse t...

The celebrated novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" of Harper Lee needs no introduction to the readers as it is one of the most established books of all time and Lee, for years, was herself surprised by its massive success. Here in this article, I will discuss some lessons from Atticus, the ideal hero of the novel who, in my view, was too unrealistic and perfect like Mahatma Gandhi. Atticus was one of the few people who sympathise with black people and respects them just as one person respects another. He treated Calpurnia, his housekeeper with impunity and taught his children to respect and take orders from her. He wants his children to come to him when they have some query or doubt of them rather than to ask other people of the Maycomb city. It was because Atticus was aware of people's stereotype and their narrow attitude towards many things. "I just hope that Jem and Scout come to me for their answers instead of listening to the town. I hope they trust me enough... J...

As a civilized and intelligent animal, human beings have a tendency to explore and learn things. Mostly we learn through two methods, by imitating and talking to people and reading books. Value of books are known to all and that's why books are known as a best companion to us. Life in 21st century has also become fast and we are now used to fast food, short movies. Even news are also  being limited to few lines.Books can't be untouched by the trends of our era and summaries are created to cater to impatient readers but it has some serious problems with this short version. Here are some reasons that tells that books should be read in spite of their short versions. The novel broadens our insight and builds our thinking capacity, aware us to the outer cold world and the reality. We face many issues which we haven't faced in our entire life and how to deal with these things. The summarized form doesn't cater to our need to increase our imaginative and creative powers. ...