Comparing Dante's Inferno, Romeo And Juliet, And Gone With The Wind

My perception of literature is anything written by an author for the consumption of an audience. By my own definition literature should include literary works from throughout the ages, but for some reason the word literature conjures up images of “Dante’s Inferno”, “Romeo, and Juliet”, and “Gone with the Wind”. After reading how literature is described in “The Norton Introduction to Literature”, I gained a deeper view of what literature is. There are many forms of literature including oral literature, graphic novels, and comic strips. Critically thinking about literature is important to the world because it allows you to explore a story from the point of view of the writer. When not just reading, but thinking about what you read you can gain