Empathy In Literature

It has always been a difficult task to define what literature really is and what it is about. However, literature is a term used to define a written or spoken material. Literature can define anything from written work to scientific work but the word is most commonly used to define the works of an inventive imagination which include poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. Attires we may be faced with questions when we read classical novels and pieces that seem really old. The most common question readers may ask themselves today is ‘what sense does literature make in the contemporary world? ‘The answer is simple; Literature cannot be inexistent. Literature is what defines a culture, and for a culture to be existing it must get its components …show more content…
Emotional quotient is the capability, ability and dexterity to recognize and manage the emotions of one’s self. Emotional quotient makes us understand how others may get affected by our actions directly or indirectly which is the most important quality in a person of which brings in the sense of social responsibility in everyone. Anne Frank’s book ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’ can proves a good example of empathy and emotional quotient in literature. A book in this case works on the mind of the reader where the reader is able to virtually reconstruct the autobiography and story around him, however this depends on the level of imagination of the individual. When a reader flips through Anne Frank’s book, they are able to see the world and experience it through her eyes. Through such involvement, a reader is competent to widen one’s moral horizons. This is where empathy comes to play because one should develop empathy to be a more rational and humanistic person in society. Therefore, when one is faced with difficult situations in life it doesn’t necessarily have to relate to books that one reads but they can be able to be open to other solutions on how to deal with the difficulties of