Answer:
Literature is a representation of the author's perception of the matters he or she is writing about. In some works of literature, authors reflect society they are living in and their own perception of their essence, meanwhile in other works authors are visonaring how society could or should be.
In this way literature is a continuous process of people trying to understand themselves, their past and their future, meanwhile this process is beyond being just reflective. Literature is capable of spartking and fueling revolutionary movements and scientific progress. By means of literature, humanity can invent and reinvent itself.
