My earliest memory of literature would probably go back to kindergarten. My parents always read to us as children , but I do not specifically recall any memory of literature. Kindergarten started my love for reading.I loved reading in kindergarten and I would often cut other children off in class because I wanted to read not only my part, but theirs. I quickly got pushed up into the higher standard reading classes. I loved going to the library and borrowing books and bringing them home and reading them to my younger brothers. The one specific memory I have of reading is checking out a book about a young Spanish boy named Pedro who would help his dad in the fields. I am not sure why I loved the book so much but I must have borrowed it countless times and read it to my younger brother as least twenty times.
My most recent experience of literature was in high school with a literature class. We read a lot of different kinds of literature and it really opened my eyes to different variations of expression. We read a lot of Shakespeare, and many various old authors, whom I do not remember.
The most significant text that I have ever read was The Waldon, by Thoreau. I had to read The Waldon in high school, and it was like a revelation to me. I loved how he looked at every aspect of life and analyzed it. Yes, there were a lot of points that were really scattered, but the point that he took the time to see the value in everything and absorbed the world around him was really impressive to me.
Literature does not really have a strong importance in my immediate life. I do think it does have value in the sense that it holds historic meaning, and it brings new perspective to new and old situations. Literature can hide a deep meaning, but yet share such obvious meaning. Literature should show a high appreciation but many people choose to not see it or value what it does have to offer.
