Why write a piece of Literature?

Question

I have pondered this..Why do people feel the need to express their themselves into the printed word? What is it? Ego? The joy of expression that they can see and advertise? Or why do anything that has been done before? Everything has been done before...Is it money or notorietry? What is it that makes writers..Write? Convoluted passages of reality that makes the public pause for ...More of THIS that makes a story...What is the story? What do you want ? I'm trying to say .."Why Write?" If it is an expression of yourself .."Why?'.. Everything has been said...Whay can I say? Can You add any Truth or Song that will enrich anybody's Lives ? A Hard Graft..

BUT, Wanda K,Why? LOL.Dig.

Answer 1

That's the point in its entirety: writing is essential to satisfy all of these objectives, altruistically and personally. There are as many different points of view as there are different people; all of them have validity in communicating ideas. The reading audience is unified in unique ways as much by the contrasts in our perceptions of common events as by the parallels in our collective visions. These nuances give life "flavor", therein lies its value as an artform. So I tend to disagree that "everything that can be said, has been said." Language is a living vehicle, evolving (for better or for worse) to accommodate our ever-changing sensibilities. True, it's likely that every word that can be uttered has been, but the meaning ascribed to those words is unique to the person expressing an idea. That's why he/she bothers to write...and why we bother to read.

Answer 2

there seems to be an endless way of arranging words, and as many reasons to write as there are people willing to commit their thoughts and feelings to paper. It's a great feeling when I'm made to stop for a few moments by what someone has said or written. Sometimes it can change my day or my entire outlook on life. The joy of expression, wanting to make a connection with someone, leaving a personal mark... it's all those things and a whole lot more, I'm sure.

Answer 3

Utopia by Thomas More, any collection by Edgar Allen Poe, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Oil by Upton Sinclair (also a movie titled There Will Be Blood), Dracula by Bram Stoker, A Long Day's Journey into Night by Eugene O'Neil (its a play but was also written with enough detail to be read as a short story)

Answer 4

for the same reason that i breathe. i do it because i must.

there are some things that a person feels that they are chemically born to do. for writers, that thing is to write.

money is not the reason. most writers, even successful ones, aren't rich. edgar allen poe died broke.

noteriety isn't the reason. most people in this society don't read much. not because they are illiterate, but for a lot of people, a book is a luxury item, and the time to read it even more so. it's almost impossible to be famous if u want to be a writer.

virtually all men create, so that can't be the reason either. writing is a compulsion that only putting pen to paper can release.

Answer 5

why did you take the time to write such an elaborate "question"?

I write because I get personal satisfaction from putting together a story that others enjoy, whether or not I get paid for it doesn't matter.

BTW each and every writer puts him/her self into the writing and uses his/her own voice and twists to make the story their own. It isn't the same story as anyone elses.

I write because I'm hooked, an addict if you will. I have to write. I hope that my articles-teach, my stories-surprise and entertain, and my reviews-give honest insight.

Answer 6

One of the reasons, I think, is that those men/women of letters wrote to convey the 'messages' they had visualized and wanted to share their literary works to the public or the world to read to better understand our lives through subtle plots or great characterizations. For instance, you may read "Why I Write" by George Orwell for some good ideas on the matter. In short, I believe all of them wrote for the sake of writing, that is, they might slightly thought their famed works would be classified as literature and they were content and happy.

Answer 7

I think of literature as the great written works throughout history (example being, "Moby Dick," "Hamlet," etc).

Many of those were written because people were bored. People wanted something to do and writing allowed for entertainment on the author's part, as well as long readings for the general population. Back in the day, there wasn't a whole lot -to- do. :)

As for now, I believe that people write to vent, to get their opinions out, to preserve history, etc. It's also used pretty well for propaganda too.

Answer 8

So that it's there for all to read and enjoy for generations to come. A permanent document.
Quite possibly Ken Kesey, Jack Kerouac, Leslie McFarlane and others weren't into a recital type format?
Also $$$ must have played a factor?

Answer 9

to express yourself and give others a chance to relate to you or like your work. People like to hear themselves talk, i think its they same way for literature.

Answer 10

Personally, I think there is only one good reason to write... and that is if you have something to say.