Telling Tales: The Magical Power of Fiction

What we think and what we read in the newspaper and see on television have more influence on our everyday thinking as adults. Much of our information comes from the mass media: newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet. The amount of times the average person spends watching television becomes a dominant force to how we develop public opinions and of the world. Fiction gives the reader a powerful message to interrupt that can be interpreted through the reading of literature. We see books such as Harry Potter and the Wizard of Oz tell a story that brings a message on the landscape of a nation. It is through short stories and novels where the reader feels that they are getting to know real people dealing with believable situations can be considered literature that is realistic fiction. This type of fiction has been found in the stories of fiction shows that the impact of characters has a direct influence on reader’s decision-making and world view, which comes from the author’s ability to create characters that are realistic to readers and the situations that are found within society today.

Telling Tales: The Magical Power of Fiction provides students with the understanding on the important components that are attributed to fiction writing. Throughout this book, students have the ability to sharpen intellect and build a knowledge set and critical thinking skills, as to power that fiction, while encouraging students to recognize the power of fiction and the words that are used throughout the books they read. Each chapter encourages students to question the features of fiction writing. For teachers, this book provides the opportunity to encourage and execute discussion on the strategies for fiction writing and its empowering effect on the reader. It is almost universal that the more we read, the more successful we become. This success can be contributed through the power of fiction.