Importance of Literature

Literature is one of the oldest and most effective communication formats and disseminators of culture and knowledge in history, acting as a record of it. Censored or taken advantage of based on their own interests to manipulate the public opinion, this valuable tool is also -and has been- used against society, and it is within this framework that numerous political leaders go against the grain of literacy and general education, to have a people submerged in their deceptions.

Source of wisdom, entertainment, and popularization of science

Basically, the regular reading of literary productions of various genres or themes is an excellent source of knowledge and illustration, but also contributes decisively to the development of our thought and personality, exercises our brain, and allows us to better interpret and understand everything, the information, the society to which we belong and the rest.

On the other hand, literature is a source of distraction and fun on many occasions, a positive and enriching pastime in all aspects, and scientific dissemination, especially Those books that address and make scientific research known, with a close and accessible language, so that the common people can know them and that are not limited to a group of elite.

Grouped in diversity of genres such as: lyric, drama, stories, novels, comedies, literature, then satisfies the demand for knowledge, culture, and leisure, in accordance, of course, with the interests and preferences of each reader.

aesthetic progress

Meanwhile, just as man evolved in many aspects, literature has also evolved along with him and of course this increased its relevance in the lives of human beings.

Less delicate and more elemental in the beginning, until today reaching an admirable aesthetic refinement. when recounting the human experience, history, or expressing thoughts and conclusions about various topics.

At the base of this evolution, of course, the various literary movements stand out, which not only impose an original and singular aesthetic, but also a punctual philosophical vision of the events that they observe.

Censorship and indoctrination to silence opponents and suppress free thought

But this discipline also has a dark history, which produced, and still today, does not stop producing negative consequences against free thought and knowledge.

Fortunately, at present, both the freedom of expression and publication are inviolable and respected rights, however, in the past and in the present, in some countries and cultures practices censorship to silence voices and hide painful and condemnable realities, including violence in any of its forms expressions.

Religious and political reasons we can cite as the main causes of the prohibition of some books throughout history.

The Catholic Church knew how to be a great censor of authors and their works because it considered them amoral and that contradicted their dogmas, among others we can mention: Montesquieu, Copernicus Descartes, Sartre, Kant, Victor Hugo…

And of course, politics at the height of power also produced censorship against those who thought differently.

So it is that with the clear objective of imposing one's own ideas from sectors of political power and from the church, the practice of indoctrination that Its mission is to instill values ​​and ways of thinking in people, that is, guide them to think like them, neutralizing dissent at all costs.

Generally, this practice has been especially carried out by groups with extremist positions and is basically proposed violate the autonomy of personal judgment and critical thinking and on the other hand promote blind belief in what these they say.