Herland Blog 3

"Herland" is a story about four men who travel to a land of only women.  While they are there, they learn the language of the women in order to communicate.  As their knowledge of the language increases, they begin learning about the history of the community of women and teach their history to them.  The women are extremely interested in the history of the men and what their society is like.  In the same way, the men are very interested in the society of the women and why they live the way that they do.  History is a very important aspect of every culture. The history of each culture is reflected in many ways, including in the literature.

American literature is a reflection on the American people's history.  Because of the uniqueness in each piece of literature written, a timeline of America's history is also written.  American literature is very important to the people of America today.  It is an aspect of the culture that influences how younger generations develop and grow.  Literature, no matter how old it is or who wrote it, always serves a purpose in each society.  Some pieces of literature may be written to teach younger children basic truths, such as don't judge a book by its cover or to always be willing to try new things.  Other pieces of literature may be written to portray the author's feelings on a certain topic, or to inform the audience of what is going on in the world.  Some literature is written to influence the society's view on a topic, while other pieces of literature are written purely for entertainment.  No matter why a piece of literature is written, it always illustrates the history of the American people and influences the following generations.  American literature changes throughout America's history, causing the style and purpose of the writing to change as well.  American literature is extremely important to the american communities today.  They help guide each person throughout their life and encourage them to make America a better place for all people.  How each generation chooses to act on what they learn from the literature allows each person to be unique and create new ways to help America grow and prosper.