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commonly used against this argument, which are “How can fiction, which is
false, teach truth?” And “How can it teach it better than what is meant to
teach or explain it?” Though the latter is not directly used against novels, it
is often used against it. All questions have an answer, each different for each
person. But there are some things that are impossible to make a universal
only discovered.
popular belief is not entirely false. Fiction is defined as “an imaginary thing
means that fiction is not untrue, just that fiction is an event that is made up
to serve a purpose. It is used today to entertain but that was not always the
case. The tales of the Brothers Grimm were not intended for entertainment,
but today they are. They were thought up by parents trying to teach their
kids what not to do. Hansel and Gretel was never intended to entertain
children, but was to teach children never to enter the forest alone. The tales
with the witch were used to scare the children so they would never enter the
forest alone. As they matured, they realized that there was no witch and that
the story wasn’t true, but they were old enough to realize what is a smart
idea and what is not. The story’s purpose was to teach the kids, and it played
its part well. There is a quote, maybe known, maybe not, about a witch in
the Land of Oz “No-one mourns the wicked! Through their lives our
children learn what they miss when they misbehave!” It directly references
to the fact that stories were used to teach lessons. The witch was thought to
be evil, and the parents taught their children to be good by telling them what
the witch did and what happened to her because of it. In that particular
world, however the story actually happened but as that time becomes more
and more distant, and the story changes, making it into legend and event that
may or may not have happened. Just like fiction, it is used to make a point,
Also, just because a book is fiction does not mean it doesn’t have
truthful things in it. Every author must research the plausibility of the things
they are creating in the book and running it through a screen of fact and
plausibility. Even in books like Star Wars, where mostly everything is made
up, George Lucas needed to run his creations through and see if what he was
thinking was plausible. The ships he creates are made to serve a particular
purpose, and are designed with that purpose. His small tie fighter creations
are made to be factory efficient while still being an opposable force, thus the
design that is used for them. He uses real knowledge and physics to base his
imagination off of. In a similar way, Tom Clancy writes historical fiction
with characters that aren’t characters, but that doesn’t mean it’s all false. He
uses real life tactics and technology made during that time, just creates a
Feelings also are true, no matter which way you look at it. Everyone
has feelings, even if the character is made up. Feelings are one of the few
universal truths to those who experience them. Everyone who fell in love
can attest to love, all who bore the hardship of sorrow can find common
experience real feelings that people can reconstruct in their minds, the
hardship or joy. Just because the character is not real doesn’t mean it doesn’t
act like a person. Each character has to go through a screen like each of the
facts of the story, except this one is much different; they must feel emotions.
The author can describe the emotion in whatever way they can, but each
character feels the same core emotions as any real person, though the
situations may differ. Each character is based off of real life emotions,
feelings and personalities, and that makes each character able to be attested
Books can teach things better than articles can, but how can they do
explain; feelings, how thoughts are formed exc. Some things can be
presented in a manner of “This does this and that is how it works” but some
things can’t be put in such a way. Also, everyone learns differently, which
means some people can learn better from books and some from articles, but
there are things that can’t be explained, like experiences. A scientist would
try to explain how it happened, while an author would put the person in the
situation. The scientist would say “The semi-mechanized division rolled into
their bunkers and sent defending fire back in his direction” while an author
would put it as “The shot roared overhead, shaking the ground beneath him.
but surely moved towards the mountains on the horizon, finding safety in the
looming peaks” These are two entirely different interpretations of the same
thing, an author captures the feelings of the event, not just recall it. The
author’s puts the reader into the participant’s shoes instead of telling the
reader what happens. The stress, the thoughts, the actions are all viewed
from the angle of experience, not the angle of explanation, and that is what
Some aspects of this question can only be seen, not explained, just
like many feelings and such that people feel. Feelings and personality cannot
be taught, only experienced. You can grasp at feelings you do not know, but
you can not teach someone to feel. If someone has never felt sorrow before,
you cannot explain them what sorrow is and expect them to be able to know
and feel it. Such things cannot be taught, but efforts can be made. Though no
many attempts have been made. And here is another to chalk up on that list.
for another person.” Psychologists say that love is a cognitive and social
theory, or three different categories that make up love, which are similar to
this; intimacy, commitment, and passion. Intimacy is when two people share
personal details that they wouldn’t tell to everyone, usually in romantic love
affairs. Commitment is the dedication to the partner, assuming that the love
feelings between the two people. All relationships are made of a mix of
personality and feelings. Nature has found that animals are attracted to other
animals based off of positive traits also, which keeps those successful genes
going, and what is not successful let them fade and die. There was a theory
based off of electrical attraction, that opposites attract, which tends not to be
the case unless a beneficial trait is presented. The cycle then continues.’
An article can give a basic explanation of what we feel and think, but
not from how it feels, making novels better for matters of personality.
entertain, teach, and explain. And although that is not always the case, it
evolved to using its feelings because that’s what works, and has worked,
‘One glance. That’s all it took. A straying glance to help ignore the
teacher blabbing on in the front of the room. Their eyes met, unbeknownst
what would occur because of it. A simple glance, all that was necessary to
cause her image to be burnt into his mind, and his image into hers. He
viewed her in his mind, following the curves of her body to her beautiful
face while she followed his sculpted muscles in her mind. He took another
glance, just to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. At the same time, she looked
that way also, and their eyes met once again. Her face began to turn red as
“Have you been paying any attention to what I am saying?” she asked.
“Well…”
“That’s what I thought. I want an essay on the cell and its mechanics on my
The bell rang before any more words could be spoken, and she rushed
out of class, with him following closely in tow. He caught up to her, not to
her surprise.
“Hello, I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m James, and who are you?” James
asked her.
“Thanks.”
“You’re new here, right?”
“Yes, I am.”
“We moved from California out here because my dad’s job. The only person
I know in this school is my cousin David, and I only know him vaguely.”
“California was nice, you could go from a day at the beach to skiing in the
“Sounds awesome.”
“It was. It’s kinda lonely here, since I know no one and all.”
“I understand, but it happens. You just have to play with the cards they give
“What is it?”
“Well I guess since you’re one of the few people I’ve met so far.” She said,
“Sounds good.”
She gave him a piece of paper she had been holding in her hand as
they walked, smiled, and walked into the room. He looked down at the slip
of paper she gave him, saw the number and whispered a little “yes” to
He walked with her out of Biology again, though this time he had a
little more on his mind than usual. As they walked, he thought about how to
say what was on his mind. As they strolled down the hall, they approached
the room she was going to and he stepped aside and she followed.
She tensed up, and her body language showing her nervousness. He
guessed she knew what he was going say, but he couldn’t just blow it off.
She paused for a moment, and her body relaxing, her features flexing
as she gracefully closed the gap between them and looked him straight in the
eye.
kiss, released him and flashed a smile as she walked into the room. He
quickly relaxed, and thought about homecoming the rest of the day.
Homecoming Night
They got out of the car and made their way into the building, rushing
to avoid the harsh cool October wind. Once inside, they made their way to
the dance floor and began to dance together. They danced together, each
appreciating the other one in their arms, and both fell into the rhythm of the
other’s movement. He watched her and fell into time with her, falling into
the swing of her hips in their melodic movement, each enjoying it as much
as they ever had before. And so they danced, back and forth to the music
until the dance floor became crowded, where they proceeded to move away
from the crowd, and found a little room all to themselves. They sat down
and began to talk about how much fun the night had become, and he
couldn’t help but notice the feeling about her, his feeling of enjoyment, and
began to think about everything that had happened between him and her, and
attracted to her, and he knew not what he would do without her. He felt like
there was something similar in her, but she had not mentioned anything so
“I like you. I like you a lot. The more I think about the more I realize how
much I do.”
His thoughts confirmed, he moved closer to her, and he put his arm
With that, he kissed her, their lips meeting in a quick kiss which he
released a moment later. He pulled back only to see the twinkle of her eyes
and realize this is where he belonged. He kissed her again, and they began to
caress and kiss some more, until they were satisfied, where they stopped and
No reply was necessary, and they kissed again, wanting and hoping
this feeling would never go away, praying that the night would never end,
hoping they could be together for the rest of their life. Just the way it should
be.’
This short story was not meant to teach. It was fiction, it was a made
up event, but it was put there for a reason, put there as a tool for “argument