Why Literature Matters Dana Giola Summary

In the article “Why Literature Matters” by Dana Giola, she talks about how when income rose college attendance got higher and access to information increased but the interest in the arts especially literature diminished.
2002 of Public Participation, a survey, has declined for eight of nine major forms that are measured. The decline is worse in young adults. Dana states that “Individuals at a time of crucial intellectual and emotional development bypass the joys and challenges of literature is a troubling trend.” This would probably help his audience to agree with him because she uses information from different dependable sources, by giving them this information it makes them think about how literature diminishing could be affecting their children or grandchildren.
She then goes on to state that the decline in reading has
They found that literacy readers are markedly more civically engaged than non-readers, they scored two to four times more likely to do charity work, etc. A reason for their higher social and cultural interactions may be because of their historical knowledge that comes with literary reading. This information provides a logical reason for readers to find credence in the author's claims.
Dana goes on to state that it is very hard to ignore how literature is important to civic, personal, and economic health. The decline of literary reading shows serious long-term social and economic, and Dana believes it is time to bring literature and other arts into public policy. Addressing the reading issue will help the leadership of politicians and the business community.
In conclusion these examples will help his audience see that the lack of literacy reading has affected our young adults tremendously, in their workplace and social life. The decline has affected many things and it is very important that we bring literature