Usage of minority and majority

[nathesh2011]

Literature remains the interest of a minority and the majority has chosen to ignore those aspects of language which , at school they were told to value highly

 

[White Hat]

What is not clear to you?

 

[nathesh2011]

What is not clear to you?

I am not sure why 'a' is used before minority and why 'the' is used before majority.

 

[White Hat]

I am not sure why 'a' is used before minority and why 'the' is used before majority.

Literature remains the interest of a minority, and the majority has chosen to ignore those aspects of language which at school they were told to value highly.

Punctuation does make it more clear.

a minority - we don't know anything about those people.
the majority - the rest of those whose opinion is considered.