WORDS WITH MR. KAUMANS- KEVIN KAUMANS
There are seven major forms of art: music, sculpture, painting, literature, architecture, performing, and film. Now, some people might be confused as to why literature is considered an art. Afterall, all the other art forms are aesthetically appealing to the eye, while literature is just a binder with words in it that are all the same color.
So why is literature considered a form of art when it’s the only one that isn’t meant to be judged based on how it looks to the sense of sight? Well, for one thing, the point of reading a book is, unlike a movie or video game, you have to create the scene yourself with your mind. This is why most people of my generation prefer movies and video games; it’s hard to sit still long enough to read all five-hundred thousand words of the “Lord Of The Rings” trilogy and imagine every small detail that’s in the book in their head when they can just as easily watch the movies.
Literature fits into lots of categories of education; it’s a part of humanities, liberal arts, anthropology, and history. That’s one of the reasons it’s always been one of my favorite things to study, because while it’s easier than math or science (at least at college-level), it’s just as if not more important. If humans never invented writing, we would only have half a fraction of the knowledge of everything that’s happened in the world.
I’m not saying everyone needs to stop whatever they’re doing and pick up a book. All I’m asking is that they try to at least get one hour’s worth of reading done every day. It doesn’t have to be a big book, it can even be a children’s book, but make sure you’re paying attention to what you are reading and taking the time to visualize it in your head.
My name is Kevin A. Kaumans, thank you for tuning into this week’s column. Make sure to pick up a new newspaper from NWOSU News every week, and until next time friends:
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