Adam’s Comments (group member since Oct 29, 2013)

Adam’s comments from the Miles' AP Lang group.

Let me begin by saying how dare Mrs. Miles make us read something that begins with "Have you ever?" That aside, reading literary fiction does increase empathy. This was most apparent when I was reading the Hunger Games and witnessing the relationship between Katniss and Peeta. Reading of the different situations they were in made me question what I would do under that same circumstance. This "putting myself in their shoes" was a practice of empathy. Practice makes perfect, and reading a lot of literary fiction guarantees a lot of practice, therefor increasing empathy. The sheer amount of different scenarios reading literary fiction puts you in guarantees empathy to be felt.