Why Read Literature and Fiction?
Today I came across the article 'The Real Reason Men Should Read Fiction' by Jeremy Gordon, available to read here . It sparked some ideas I'd like to explore. Recently there's been a panic that young people don't read and even UG's can't get through a long novel. That got me thinking. Why don't young people read books? 📚 Firstly, they probably think books are old fashioned. That's something their parents did. So not cool! Secondly, there's the internet. Quick and easy to interact with and be entertained. It encourages hyper-activity and poor concentration. Whereas, reading is a passive activity and requires thinking and connecting. It's more time consuming. It's also a habit that parents are getting their children into by putting a cartoon on for them to keep them quiet on the bus or train. So they grow up attached to the screen not a book. There's more choice and variety on the internet between apps, video games, TikTok and go...