TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE: While a history textbook or transcripts of court trials, or newspapers can tell us the facts and events of a society, nothing can share the feelings or beliefs like literature does. In literature we see the struggles and triumphs of various societies in addition to how people responded to them. People's morals and values are often portrayed through literature.
ART OF COMMUNICATION: Some people express themselves well visually, others verbally, and yet others with the written word that has had opportunities for editing and several drafts.