The Idea of an Essay, Volume 3

118 The Idea of an Essay: Volume 3 involves so much more than just what one has seen or experienced. It leaves room to transcribe whatever may come to the writer’s mind just as an artist may paint a scene that they have never seen in real life before or a composer will write a piece based on a tune that simply came to them. It is also important to understand that many people who are using creative writing as an outlet may have experienced very little in their lifetimes and therefore would have equally very little to write about. This creativity does not make them a liar as long as they acknowledge that this writing was something that did not come from their own experience, but from something they took the time to develop and write out. Since neither of the previous solutions have been successful, it is important that we try other options. The solution to this problem of lack of interest in creative writing is the teaching and instilling of it as an interest at a young age. And who are the Katniss Everdeen’s of this problem who can fix this problem and use this solution to overcome the oppressive power that apathy has when it comes to creative writing as Katniss did when she lead her people to overcome Panem’s government? Since there is a great deal of importance on the young age of when this influence occurs, it is important to assess who has this sort of power in young people’s lives. That would be none other than the providers and nurturers known as parents and teachers. Parents have an opportunity to instill this interest in the countless hours they take care of their children as they grow and mature. They have an opportunity to instill a positive attitude towards creativity in their homes. This creativity may not even start out in any form of literacy, but may eventually lead there. Likewise, teachers have an incredible responsibility to encourage their students to think creatively in the assignments that they are given. This means that assignments are presented in a way that students have significant enough room to show their creativity. Teachers and parents have the ability and responsibility to change young people’s outlook on creative writing. Responsibility is a big part of why the fate of creative writing should matter to teachers and parents. If they are serious about their jobs, then they will understand how it important it is to share the importance of things such as creative writing. Another reason, teachers and parents should care is that creative writing uses a different part of their children and student’s brains allowing their children and students to think in ways that they would not normally. This could not only help them solve problems in everyday life