My earliest memories of literature were when I was in Kindergarten and every night my parents would let me choose out of this huge book of stories what I wanted to hear before bed time. This book included bed time stories, nursery rhymes, and everything that would pertain to a child of that age. My most recent memories of literature would be when I was taking my humanities class last year. We looked at literature in a whole other way in forms of art, song, and writing. This gave me a greater appreciation and understanding of literature as a whole. The most significant text I can say that I have read (even if it does sound cliche) is the Bible. There is no other text or piece of work with more meaning to me. Literature matters because is keeps society going, and it helps us to grow in every day life. If we aren't growing and learning then what really is our point. It does not matter in the ways of tabloids and press, because that is not a way to really be making literature count in your every day life for something.