Strange Nature of Literature

*Japanese ver

"Something I can't put into words"

"Something the words can't capture"

"Beyond description"

"Beyond expression"

"Beyond words"........

........We all know art is the way to express these "in-describable matters"

Paintings, music, sculptures, dance........these are the ways to express something that we can't put into words

But one question occurs

If this is true, then
literature/novels are not dealing with "something the words can't capture"

Because
novels consist of words. ONLY words

"Expressing something the words can't capture via words"

This is clearly contradictory

Impressions from music, paintings, sculptures etc

When we share these emotions with others,
we have to translate our emotions into words by ourselves from scratch

No words used in painting or music

We have to find words by ourselves from zero

However,
when explaining our impression on novels,
it seems "easier"

Because novels consist of words. ONLY words

Thus, it could look like
we can just directly extract the specific sentences that move us

But then,
we realise one thing;

“It doesn’t work”

These extracted sentences are not exactly the things that move us

It's just one part of the whole impression

Then, where should we pick up?

It is impossible to specify the parts
It is impossible to point out exactly where

Because we are not impressed by "a part" but by "a whole"

Novels consist of only words, too many words, and
"too many words" rejects being specified

Words' fundamental function is "specify"

If we can't specify, then
we can't explain

And if we can’t explain verbally, then
it becomes equal to "Something the words can't capture"

Only words, too many words, are used in novels

Strangely that's why
novels successfully express something that we can't put into words