AdminThis discussion invites you to reflect on the real purpose of literature in our world. Should literature question norms, spark debate, and challenge society, or should it heal, comfort, and provide emotional refuge? Or does true literature achieve both at the same time? Share your thoughts and experiences as we explore the power and responsibility of the written word
“UWL DISCUSSION TOPIC OF THE DAY
DATE: 06 January 2025”
“TOPIC: Should literature challenge society, comfort society, or do both at the same time?”
Literature has always walked beside human lives, quietly yet with extreme power. It enters our homes, classrooms, hospitals and lonely nights without seeking permission. Some of the people firmly believe that literature must challenge society yet others believe it should soothe the suffering hearts. I believe true literature does both at th
Literature is born from the human need to understand itself.
To reduce it to comfort alone is to numb the ache that teaches us to grow.
To reduce it to challenge alone is to forget the fragility of the heart it addresses.
True literature walks a narrow path.
It disturbs the sleep of certainty
and then stays awake with us through the unease.
It asks questions that refuse easy answers
while offering language as a place to rest.
It does not shout its truths.
It reveals them slowly,
allowi
Literature can be seen as an opposing force, much like friction. It raises a strong voice, expressed in different forms, to stand against what is wrong, whether it is the erosion of values or the neglect of traditions and cultures that once protected society. Literature opens people’s eyes and allows them to see the serpent behind modern values, the hidden reality of what is often presented as good. Society may try to overtake this friction, but not for long; there comes a time when resistance t
Should literature challenge society, comfort society, or do both at the same time?
Literature should both challenge society and comfort it at the same time. Being that literature depicts social morals, it's thoughtful that it challenges the norms to device clarity to where unnecessary.
Otherwise, literature should comfort people too because it's words are like cold water in the dessert and a flower along the river bank. Literature, just like a hero with different badges, has for so long pa
Literature should do both comfort and challenge.
It must be a mirror and a balm.
On one hand, literature should offer solace a safe place where broken hearts find language, and weary minds find rest. As C.S. Lewis once said, “We read to know we are not alone.”In a world that often rushes past human pain, literature pauses to listen. It affirms emotions we’re too scared to say aloud. It brings healing in the quiet spaces between words.
But literature should also provoke. It should question t
*UWL DISCUSSION TOPIC OF THE DAY*
*DATE: 06 January 2025*
*TOPIC:* *Should literature challenge society, comfort society, or do both at the same time?*
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Literature has always held a powerful position in shaping and reflecting the world we live in. It speaks not just to our emotions, but to our realities, beliefs, and societal structures. As we enter a new year, it's important to ask: *What should literature truly aim to do?*
Some believe that literature’s highest calling
Literature is to soul what mouth is to ears! Literature is the voice that speaks unshakably the unspeakable language of the soul with lucid comprehension of ready ink. The voice is sometimes deep, and other times soft. Depending on the energy of the moment, the voice is emotionally intelligent enough to speak with the tone germane to the situation.
Literature is both a rod of reprehension, and open arms to embrace and comfort the hurting with emotional refuge, with the precision of loving
Literature is the voice of society; both comforting and challenging, without literature, the most treasured norms could've vanished long ago. Existing and upcoming literature should have the power to challenge society towards the comfort healing journey.
Literature challenges society, it keeps guard and protects the culture, norms, traditions and beliefs. Without literature, then as we stand today, we would have had a void in our societies; we can understand our roots from the documented or p
Literature definitely poses a challenge to the unrighteous and unjust moves that emerge from any corner of the world. Not only it brings to light the hidden and dark aspects but challenges and comforts the society with a righteous and justified approach with spontaneity.
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Should literature challenge society, comfort society, or do both at the same time?
To understand the true role of literature, we must first reflect on why it exists. Literature was never created to serve a single purpose. At its core, it both challenges society and offers comfort — sometimes separately, but often at the same time. These two roles are not opposites; rather, they complement one another in shaping human
Should literature challenge society, comfort society, or do both at the same time?
To understand the true role of literature, we must first reflect on why it exists. Literature was never created to serve a single purpose. Rather, it functions as both a record and a catalyst — documenting society as it is while encouraging it to grow and change. Through various literary forms and expressions, literature confronts uncomfortable truths, questions long-held beliefs, and invites critical reflectio
Literature’s Real Work: To Disturb and to Sustain
Literature should not be forced into a single role. When it only comforts, it risks becoming escape. When it only challenges, it risks becoming noise. True literature does both, not as a compromise, but as a necessity.
Literature challenges society by refusing to accept false stability. It questions norms, exposes injustice, and names truths that are inconvenient or ignored. Without this function, literature becomes decoration. A society
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