Why else do we read fiction? Not to be impressed by somebody's dazzling language - or at least I hope that's not our reason. I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we are hungry for another kind of truth: The mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story. Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about ourself.
What do you think? Agree? Disagree?
2 comments:
Wow, beautiful quote. Thanks for posting it!
Yes,I agree with you. I read fiction because I need to learn from others.I want to see how others cope with the similar difficulties that I met, even though the story is not true. While I think fiction is not totally untrue for the story reflets the experience and knowledge of the author.If one hasn't experience the similar situation, one can't write a story. So actually, I intent to learn from the authors--learn how to love, how to be strong, how to be success and how to appreciate the world.
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