House of the Seven Gables

How does an author’s personal history or cultural background influence what he or she writes about? Are history and literature related? I believe that many authors a very influenced by their own background and the subjects they write about. Authors write about what is familiar. Authors write about something that they feel strongly about or love. I also feel that history and literature are closely related. Many great novels of this world have their …

…So taking from history, many great and memorable novels, books, plays and poems come from authors closely linked to the topic written about. Books are more interesting when we can feel what the author is trying to make us feel. If an author did not understand his subject or feel anything about it whether it was hatred or love or some other strong emotion, how could we as reader’s find it interesting at all?