... for recurring themes that reflect on the broader human experience beyond simply following the story. Fiction is, by definition, subjective. A novel, story, drama, or poem is the expression of an author's imagination. The characters and situations are "made up." Readers expect fiction to reflect the real world; they do not expect it to portray the real world. And yet fiction can ... fruits of the author's imagination. And author and directors "as in the movies referred to above "often use "dramatic license" to distort history for dramatic effect. Fiction evokes ideas and feelings indirec...

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