A Blast From the Past

This week we discussed how The Scarlet Letter even though it is written over 100 years ago, can be compared to a modern piece of writing. We also discovered that even though the diction and connotation were written in  a more ancient way of English, they still carry a strong message when deciphered.  Now I know that to most of us this has become obvious because of all the older stories we have analyzed but I think there is something really cool behind the fact that even though hundreds of years have passed so little has changed in the world of literature. The fact that people are still writing about social problems, opinions and self reflections is actually pretty neat. Going back to before written languages, people told stories orally to either entertain or to teach each other lessons. As time progressed, mankind created theater and arts from these stories to further immerse themselves. So the human race evolved even more having the ability to widen their ideas  about the meaning of a society and even life as a whole. Of course a large reason because of that is because of civilization but I think that it is still important that even through the struggle of staying alive, humanity has never forgotten how to further their knowledge.