The Importance of the Written Word

Since the beginning of time books have been considered the infinite holders of knowledge, only the rich and powerful could afford. At birth young minds are fresh and ready to be molded by creativity and knowledge; books are one of the many ways to fill this infinite space. By showing and reading books to children beginning at young age scientists’ have seen superior brain development, increased curiosity to learn to read and write. Inspiring children to create characters, see scenes played out, and imagining these words coming to life on the pages. Books were one of the driving forces in creating the person I am today, both in personality and morals. Kindness and the accepting of others are instilled in children from the early developing year into the teenage years. Not only the compassion towards another human being but that towards animals or “man’s friends”. Upon opening and reading the first few pages of Water for Elephants the reader should become enthralled by the details and attention paid to every individual character. Each character teaches the reader a different lesson, kindness, love, tolerance, compassion, and many more. From Rosie the star of the show I was taught loyalty and love with her protection over Jacob. Marlena teaches bravery by going against her abusive husband and love towards Jacob. Each and every characters mistakes and successes demonstrate to the reader how the mechanics of life works. I feel that with every page I read I was absorbing the different lessons that the characters were offering. With me as the reader I have learned to be taught by the actions of the characters in all books I read, whether they are Harry Potter or Chronicles of Narnia or even Water for Elephants. “History shall teach those who come after us, and hopefully they will learn from our mistakes before they make them themselves.” These words were once spoken by Napoleon to his dear wife Josephine, in his new vision for the nation of France. Can people learn