Fiction is valuable to society because it helps people develop empathy and better understanding. Books, especially fictional ones, paint a world beyond imagination where the protagonist undergoes many trials and growth. When readers read a book, they picture themselves in the protagonist’s shoes, connecting themselves with the world and characters within, and simultaneously, learning from these experiences. In the article,”Can fiction stories make us more empathic?”, psychologist Raymond Mar discusses how narrative fiction may improve our ability to understand the feelings of other people. Mar says,” Experiences that we have in our life shape our understanding of the world...and imagined experiences through narrative fiction stories are also
