Literature

I think that literature means to understand a language completely. Understanding a language means to learn its history and how it is used. For example, we learned that there are other forms of writing, such as poetry, persuasive writing and so on. Understanding a language also mean to understand the meaning under a story. For example, in To Kill A Mockingbird, some underlying message and moral values can be drawn from the story. I feel that there is much more to fully understanding a language than to just speaking it.