Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.
Jessamyn West
This is an excellent quote that reminds me of another quote from the movie V for Vendetta: “Author’s use lies to tell the truth, Politicians use lies to hide the truth.” I think that both of these quotes send a great message about how the truth can be revealed in the fiction that is created through people’s creativity….generally, it’s a pretty safe way to expose the truth, because the author can always claim that it was a fictional story that was completely made up, while others can see through the title of fiction and recognize the truth….
I have found in my own readings that I see a lot of things in the world today that have been exposed to me through fictional stories that I probably would not have thought about, or at least not analyzed as in depth if it hadn’t been for the stories that sparked the thoughts and connections to our worlds today.
I believe that artists and authors make such powerful statements through their work that are simply not appreciated as often or as much as they should be. I think that a lot of a culture and society can be exposed by looking at what kind of creativity comes out of the people of that society.
