I have a good one for you, /lit/: what is the point of literature?

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>>8459577
to make the banality of life interesting

>>8459577
I have a good one for you, /lit/: what is the point

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>>8459577
This was answered a long time ago.

>>8459625
lol they had gay sex with each other hahahahahaha

to show people that you're more cultured and intelligent. if I wanted entertainment I'd be reading LOTR.

>>8459577
More effective than Oral Tradition

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>>8459577
Literature doesn't point since it's not a hand. Come on OP shit's self explanatory

depends on the book

>>8459615
this is actually the good one.

>>8459778
wrong, the point is a physical point. as it has oft been said, keen satire cuts like a razor. so literature can be imagined as having an actual, physical point, metaphorically... what is it?

To communicate experiences, ideas, and emotions.