I think we study literature to understand not only other cultures, but our own as well. To connect with other cultures and people across the world where we may have thought that we never share the same problems. Also to learn and understand words, that connect back to the global issues.

2. How are we affected by literary texts in various ways? How are we impacted by TTTC?
We re affected by different texts in different ways because all texts reveal a different issue we as a society and a world face. We are impacted by TTTC because there are many different issues portrayed in the novel, that all readers around the world can connect to.

CODFT gives insight into true columbian culture bye placing the perfect examples of what they believe the gender system should be. Through this we see representation of machismo culture in Santiago nasar and the vicario twins. And we see the ideal marianismo woman as Angela Vicario. However at the end we see the negative impact these roles have on them. 

- Morrisons use of STream of Consciousness and different viewpoints gives the audience a better and deeper understanding of each of the characters. Especially with placement and timeline, Morrison gives the audience a chance to learn and understand each character and their flaws, before we can jump to a conclusion about any of them. For example, if the Novel had started with Sethe killing her baby, the audience would hold judgement for Sethe wether they mean to ort not. But since we get the background of how She grew up and her struggles with life, we grow a connection and an understanding for Sethe and what she had done.  

Time and Space

- For this text, I think it is very important to have a good contextual understanding, without it I feel that I would not have understood anything that was happening in the text. Having a historical context helps us understand what things are going on and why they are happening. Why Slave catcher had gone after sethe, and why sethe had killed her baby. 

-The style gives the characters voice because we get a deeper understanding into each characters mind and past, where they don't have to blatantly state it. Stream of Consciousness being one of the most important techniques Morrison uses throughout her novel, where we get to hear each character's thoughts and being. The novel also addresses issues of gender through Sethe and her struggles of Motherhood, and through Paul D's struggle of feeling less than a man. Giving us issues that were present then, and present today.