Can a piece of writing "make something happen"?

Question

Does it have a function in our society? What is the purpose of writing and studying literature?

Answer 1

YES .....A piece of writing is very powerful when used by a great mind,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,look at the philosophers of history for your proof,its their ideas which manifest destiny for man kind.

Human thought is guided by words,which are later shrouded in books for you and me to learn from . In the 1960s African American intellectuals such as Dr Marin Luther King wrote his proclamation against the abolition of apartheid in North America,his ideas took shape and eventually emanicipated the Afro Americans from their injustice.