Question

It is important to study the historical context of a piece of literature to better understand

Answer 1

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"the fears and interests of the story's original audience." Just did the question on apex and it was correct. :-)

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Answer 2

It helps you better understand the orgins, or the reasons for which the author chose to make something happen, or chose the setting. There are quite a few reasons why it's important. Mostly, it allows a better understanding of why the author chose what they did for the story