Quote Response

“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” - C. S. Lewis

I think that C. S. Lewis means that literature makes our lives better. He is trying to say that literature is a part of our lives not just something that describes it. Books inspire us and let us experience things we might otherwise not get to experience. When he says "it irrigates the deserts our lives have already become" he means that even though our lives may already be boring and empty, books can fill that space and bring excitement to our lives.

This quote relates to my book because Wuthering Heights makes me look at things much differently than I would have before. This book sort of gives me a different point of view. It is also very different from the books I would normally read and that makes it new and exciting for me. It's really confusing but very very interesting and I can't seem to leave the book alone.