Some people believe studying literature is essential for individual character building, while others think it wastes time. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

There is an opinion that studying
literature
is very important for everyone's
character
building,
however
, there is
also
another point of view that spending time
on
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reading something is useless. I believe that reading books may help you in many ways, but not build your individual
character
.
To begin
with, learning
literature
actually can help you in your life.
Therefore
, if you study
literature
, your knowledge will be improved. It is obvious that there are no books or lectures which are written by
not so smart
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people.
Thus
, spending time
on
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reading or studying
literature
can not be a waste of time.
For example
, if you study someone's biography or poems, you can probably read something interesting,
then
think it over and,
as a result
, get life's experience.
Literature
not only can be exciting, but
also
bring something special for everyone.
On the other hand
, how can
literature
be something essential for your individual
character
building? As an illustration, if you read any fairy tales where the main
character
is kind and generous you would not have the same
character
traits.
For instance
,
although
I have read many stories, poems and other types of
literature
, I do not think that influenced my
character
.
To sum up
, I am on the side of people who think that
literature
actually matters,
however
, it is not essential for our
character
building because of many other factors of individual
character
building as parents, friends and close society in general.
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