In his quote, Stephen King was inferring that literature in general should make a reader get involved with what they are reading, so much that it will even affect how they are feeling from their comfort levels to how they react. I do agree with Stephen King’s statement, literature should make you feel something, it should be something that pulls you in and makes you want to know more. If you are reading something that gets under your skin or makes you react, it makes what you are reading more alluring, so much in fact that a reader could feel like they’re on a personal level with a book or feel like they are compelled to read more. The purpose of literature should be to have the reader feel something, making you want to react and feel an obligation