Does Reading Make Us Better People Analysis

As a teenager has anyone ever wondered why reading literature was so vital and advocated at school? We are taught to read a variety of forms of literature, but never seem to see what is to gain. For instance, when reading Shakespeare, do you ever ask yourself why we must learn to read a script in a form of language that has remained obsolete for centuries? The justification was that deeply examining literature, mainly poems and plays, allow our minds to excel in empathy and morality while also gaining a better perception of history. The ideology that people with high morals and exceptional social skills are merely that because of reading is, while a bit far fetched, something I believe is true, when you really analyze the logic and facts to this it all adds up. …show more content…
The author, Annie Murphy Paul, does not express her personal opinion, however she does tell perspectives that professors and professors all have on whether or not reading literature truly increases our morality and social skills. “ A 2010 study by Mar found a similar result in young children: the more stories they had read to them, the keener their ‘theory of mind’, or mental model for other people’s intentions”, this not only obviously proves this ideology to be now a fact,but actually seems reasonable when you think about it. As infants we are bombarded with stories of fairy tales like Pinocchio, Cinderella, and my personal favorite, Ratatouille. Each story tells a life lessons of morality that we never knew at a young age Cinderella teaches us that even when you are penniless you can do amazing things, Pinocchio advocated telling the truth, and Ratatouille shows us to never judge someone based on a physical feature. Literature ,along with family and events that occur in our lives, are what makes us who we