Can books and stories
about characters and events that are not real teach us anything useful?
Well, “Five point
someone”, a novel, then by a first time author, created a rage among the youth.
Youngsters liked the essence of friendship in that book and it became an
instant bestseller.
Scarlet O’Hara is the
epitome of courage, hope and determination.
A bestselling novel “Life is what you make it” by Preeti Shenoy reflects the power of willpower and hope
and how you can evolve with these virtues.
Read “Legacy” by
Danielle Steel and you couldn't resist getting impressed by the bravery, strength
and warmth of Wachiwi.
I think fiction and reality meet quite often and when anyone writes, he/she can't avoid taking inspiration from real life characters and incidents. We all like, no matter
in fiction or reality, happy, courageous, intelligent, hopeful, overall,
substantial characters not the wimpy one.
You must have read some
children’s books like Amar Chitra Katha, Champak, Suman Saurabh, or even some
baseless comics, they always teach good things. Browse through the children's English or Hindi text books. They are full of motivational stories. Characters are brave, sharp, honest and kind, because
we want our children to learn and adopt the goodness of life and books are the best
medium.
So, characters embellished with various attributes, sprinkling tidbits of niceness, attract and impress. They impel us to get drowned in their world. They make us
smile, cry, feel good and LEARN.
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda
Very true Tarang! I still remember stories I've read in my 10th class. Still they are resonating in my mind.
ReplyDelete:) yes, those stories still bring a smile:)
Deletewe read them over n over
ReplyDeleteagain n again... and still feel like reading again :)
that's the beauty.. isn't it ?
Yes, it is Jyoti!:)
DeleteReading......... will always be my first love!
ReplyDeleteU know I just ordered some 12 books as my advanced birthday gift ;)
:) Oh, that's good!! The best gift to have...An advance birthday wishes to you!!:)
DeleteReading opens up a new world to you and teaches you a lot about life...After all fiction too needs an inspiration and real world is a storehouse.Many of the stories we read during childhood shape our thinking without us ever realizing it.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right Reshma!:)
ReplyDeleteReading is a refuge, it's a tool that takes you to a different world:)
ReplyDeleteSo happy to be surrounded by readers:)