Literature Through My Lifetime

My early years were filled with imagination, wonder and excitement. My stuffed animals were my best friends and our adventures were countless. In my world bunk beds became caves, lamp were lions and my parents were the bad guys. If my adolescent years were to be categorized it would be under the, 'action- adventure, mystery' section in the bookstore. But as far as literature in my young years, all I can remember is my father reading bible stories to me before I went to bed. I really had no concept of literature at all, at that age, who does?

As years went by my interest in reading grew. I found out the there is more to reading than text books and homework assignments. My middle school years were filled with classic novels the fed my appetite for adventure and mystery. Books like "The Egypt Game" by Bob W. and “The Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen made me believe in magic that is reading. My high school years took me down the road of Lemony Snicket’s, “A Series of Unfortunate Events” and the “Alex Rider” series. Most recently, theatre has become another literature adventure I’ve taken.

Theatrical productions such as, “A Raisin in the Sun”, “Frankenstein”, and “Of Mice and Men” are all classic novels. Being in there theatrical adoptions made me realize how important and significant literature really is. Literature is also a work of art. Theatre is simply literature come alive on stage. Literature and theatre work hand in hand. Out of all the shows I’ve and through my readings I found “A Raisin in the Sun” to be the most significant. The pages delve into the lives of a struggling family; it brought the reality and pain alive before your eyes. It made itself matter by being truth written into art. I’ve realized that many things through literature, but one thing is for certain, there is great power with that ten letter word.