Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

Allie Sockwell

Hitting Home

An English major’s internship with the Women’s National Book Association leads to a new understanding of literature

January 23, 2014 As others begin to share their own experiences of moving away from home or of wanting to make a difference, something in my mind clicks: as readers, we are constantly using our own stories to connect to another person. In an English class once, we spoke about the meaning of literature. Why does it exist? Why are we drawn to it? A remark from the professor struck me: “Literature is one person’s attempt to explain what it is like being human.”

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