Literature comes in all kinds of shapes and forms. Literature could be in the shape of a song, short story, poem, and so much more. Because each author has different experiences and backgrounds, literary works are extremely varied, but that is the beauty of reading literature. If a certain story or event is written about by different authors, the person reading the story will most likely see the story as the author intends it to be seen; therefore, it is nice when a certain event is written about by multiple authors so the reader does not only read from the point of view of one author.
These pieces of literature that we are studying are all similar in that they talk about young girls being followed by some sort of stalker or in some sort of messed up love affair. Each gives a different tone, feeling, or expression about the affair because it is seen in a different way by each author. One of the articles was longer and had a lot more detail than the others; however, the others appealed more to me as a reader because I like just getting to the point and the cold hard facts. The movie was also shown in a specific point of view also. The movie was different than any of the readings simply because when one is given a movie to watch, he or she does not have to use their imagination to visualize what they are reading. Bob Dylan’s song was also very different. The words of the song were very abstract and left a lot of room for interpretation of what the song writer was trying to say. All of these different points of view are not a negative in my opinion. I think that it is great to have a lot of different views so that they can all be put together and there is not so much bias. There is a much fuller picture of what is going on.
The different styles of literature also eliminate the single bias opinion of the story. Along with the different styles come the different reasons or final outcomes of the piece of literature. For example, one of the articles wanted to make a point that the parents of the town had to start being responsible and questioning their kids about what they were going out and doing. Another article was more focused on giving the picture that the murderer was a real monster. The YouTube video was really more of a mockery about the whole story than anything else. Bob Dylan’s song was a way of making a point maybe to those who are more musically inclined or deep thinkers perhaps. Each different version of the story was unique in its own interpretation, but each of them had the same basic plot.
Whether it is differences in the format of the literature, the opinions or point of view put into the literature, or the purpose of the literature, they all bring their own biases. It is good to have a variety of different pieces of literature based on the same story because mixing all of the sources together can give someone a good overall outlook on the story. I believe that the reader is greatly benefitted by having a lot of different sources so that he or she is not so narrow minded and influenced by one single source. All literature has some sort of bias or point of view, so it is up to the reader to rejoice in the uniqueness of each piece and to put all the pieces together to get a good overall picture of what is happening.
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