Question

English

That's what literature is. It's the people who went before
us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the
grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to
them!
Read the quotation. Then, write two to three sentences
interpreting the quotation. Explain both the meaning of
the quotation and the author's viewpoint.
-Passage,
Connie Willis
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Answer 1

Within the quotation "that's what literature is". It is the those who came before us, attempting to inform us about life and death through tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave! Pay attention to them!" The author is trying to say that she sees literature as messages from the past, that the individuals who wrote them had been attempting to inform us about life and death, and that reading could be a way to learn what they had been trying to say so we don't make the same mistakes within the future.

Step-by-step explanation:

Basically the same as the other one but changed a bit. ALL CREDIT TO ORIGINAL!

Answer 2

In the quotation "That's what literature is.

It's the people who came before us, trying to tell us about life and death by tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave! Pay attention to them!" The author is attempting to say that she sees literature as messages from the past, that people who wrote them were trying to tell us about life and death, and that reading can be a way to hear what they were saying so we don't make the same mistakes in the future.