Literary Fiction & Empathy

After reading this article, I found that the study done was awesome. They concluded that reading literary fiction "allows for more imagination and encourages readers to make inferences about characters and be sensitive to emotional nuance and complexity." Over any other genre, literary fiction teaches readers to be more empathetic. I feel like this can be very beneficial to me. In regards to Hamlet, this strategy may help me see the deeper meaning of Hamlet. This will allow me to see the real character of Hamlet rather than what is just on the surface or what one can read on Sparknotes. Reading about Hamlet's thoughts and struggles may make me more open-minded when trying to understand someone.