Literature and its Purpose
Literature is used descriptively to give readers the closest picture of what the author of any assigned work intended to illustrate, such as the statement "Language makes a mighty loose net with which to go fishing for simple facts, when facts are infinite" (Abbey, 2016). In his quest to explain the depths of various aspects of his book 'Desert Solitaire' he also alludes to the challenge with which language in its vastness does not necessarily accord him the capacity to define what he sees and experiences finely. The statement is meant to explain that the purpose of literature, writing and describing, is to enable visualization of what is not entirely available to the audience. However, no matter how high one's language capacity is, it cannot bring forth the whole experience that the writer intends because the facts that lay in the background and visualization as is are infinite.
Abbey's Influence in Literature
A google search with the prompt "have promised to keep" reveals poems that allude to solitude and the aspects described by Abbey in his literary work. Abbey relates solitude and the peace in the natural set up as close to sacredness such that in it, he finds peace and a rightful place to keep promises unspoken. However, continued civilization is a phenomenon that is slowly eating into the purely natural situations where he can find peace, meaning over a period, he and humanity shall have no place to keep promises. The findings which include works by other authors and poets, thus, highlight Abbey's influence in the field of literature. His reach did not only last during the span of his book, but has the longevity and class worth benchmarking and including in current novels and poems.
References
Abbey, E. (2016). Desert solitaire. Paris: Éditions Gallmeister.
