Reading Literary Fiction Invigorates the Human in Us

Constant exposure to literary fiction enhances our empathetic understanding and fosters our imagination. Year after year, psychologists have tried to unravel this mystery that whether reading literary fiction purges our ethical and social sensitivity or not. The intricately delineated characters and dramatic predicaments in a literary fiction have a universal appeal and we are often fascinated by them. We are fond of reading literary fiction because the characters in it are reflections of us or someone we are acquainted with. The more characters in fictions we come across, the more we are aware that no two characters are alike, the thoughts, feelings, ideas and perspectives of one are different from the other. Distinct characters of the virtual world give us a deeper insight into the lives of people that we come across in the real world. Reading literary fiction certainly invigorates the human in us and makes us more sensitive towards those who are suffering.