Fiction has often been thought to be useless, providing no benefit to people, however, this is far from the truth. It has actually been shown that fiction can effect society in many different ways using different mediums; books, tv shows, or movies are common. The ways it can effect people varies as well; it can change people’s beliefs, provide insight on real events, and even lead to new technology. For millions of years humanity made it a habit to tell stories, in the beginning it was mainly true stories about events that had recently taken place and then embellished slightly to make it more interesting. These stories could have been told strictly to relate events but they also could have been for the purpose of making oneself look better. The way the story was expressed was most commonly by people verbally telling it to others, mainly because many people in the earlier centuries were illiterate if they were just common folk; this also provides a reason why these tales would often get exaggerated. Nowadays if news needs to be shared it’s just told like it is, with facts and statistics to support their information; doing so disconnects us emotionally from the content.
The more one gets drawn into a story the stronger the effect of it’s influence; this is why fiction can be more influential than nonfiction. Nonfiction is factually based and, therefore, harder to get drawn into, since when reading it we tend to be doubting its truth. For this reason,
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Those are a great example saying that even though the truth isn’t always what it seems to one person, it is the point of view of one specific person. This gives an enormous insight on how society works today. There are so many points of view and ways to view a story that no human being ever really knows the whole and real truth to any situation except Mother Earth. Every other side to a story is only a mere opinion for as far as anyone else may know. How are we to know anything that is entirely true?
Who is telling the story? When might this story take place? Is it significant that the characters in the story tell the story? Why?
Though the story greatly exaggerated
interpretations they make about characters or events in a story. This is many times the beauty in
1970. Choose a character from a novel or play of recognized literary merit and write an essay in which you (a) briefly describe the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists and (b) show how the character is affected by and responds to those standards. In your essay do not merely summarize the plot.
Once there was a woman who told a story. However, she had more than just an entertaining tale to tell. She chose common images that everyone would understand, and she wrapped her story around them, and in this way she was able to teach the people . . .
Storytelling helps other people to emotionally connect themselves to the author so that they know they are not the only ones who are experiencing a painful or exciting experience, and are able to share the same emotions. It often helps other people to know what they should do in order to get over it when it comes to a painful experience. Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings explores the life of Maya Angelou and the struggles she has been throughout her childhood to her adulthood. Richard Wagemese’s Indian Horse explores the life of Saul Indian Horse and the struggles he has been through after departing from his family. The power of storytelling can unfold questions which ask the audience of how and why are the events are unfold the
The concept of science fiction is that it generally portrays possible paths our future could take. Society naturally will change and move forward. Sometimes the progression is positive while other times it may be negative progression.The book, "Fahrenheit 451," is based off of the question, "What if... firemen burned down houses instead of saving them?" This question is a perfect example of how an author shows progression inside a book. Yes, it may not be the ideal variation to an everyday fairytale, but it shows a new path that society could possibly take. Another example of this is in the book, "Anthem." In this book no one is allowed to think or act for themselves. On page 21 of "Anthem," the main character states, "We are nothing. Mankind is all. By the grace of our brothers are we allowed our lives. We exist through by and for our brothers who are the State. Amen." This statement shows a regression in the way society is living their lives. Individual thinking is discouraged, and so very few people actually have control. This shows a negative progression. However, not every society progresses negatively. In "The Pedestrian," on page 2, it states, "Ever since a year ago, 2052, the election year, the force had been cut down from three cars to one. Crime was ebbing; there was no need now for the police, save for this one lone car wandering and wandering the empty streets." This tells that they actually didn't need police cars anymore because there was no crime. Overall, their society had made a change for the better. In all of these pieces, the author shows adamant change and progression in
Without fiction our imaginations will never be achieved, everything will be boring and too real.
Passions drive people, and the townspeople in “The Lottery” and Paul in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are no different. Each of the members of the unnamed town has a strong passion for tradition. The original black box used for the lottery is described as being, “lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born” (Jackson 251). This sentence gives the reader an understanding that the lottery is an ancient tradition that has become an integral part of the town’s lifestyle. Such a tradition can only be carried on for this length of time if the people are passionate about preserving the tradition. Paul had a passion to be wealthy as a way to prove to his mother that he was lucky. From a young age, he saw that his family always wanted more money to support a better lifestyle, yet
Stories are told through various forms of literature, and the overall point of telling a story is to convey a message, a meaning that the author wants the reader to interpret and understand. The author does
a fictional audience, and the reader is seen as an unnoticed third party. It is because of this
The power of storytelling can create connections between people and allow individuals to find their inner
Literature is able to influence what we believe about the world. It is a very well known and well-documented phenomenon. Several studies and anecdotes have shown that people form a worldview from their
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