The Feeling of Empathy

Definition: The ability to understand and share the feelings of someone else.


The author of any type of novel will have to use the feeling of empathy for their novel. Sometimes giving more detail will make the reader more interested in your novel. For example the book "Breadwinner" has a lot of empathy in it. The sad thing is that Parvana has to go through hard times especially the part where she has to make the decision to become a boy to make the right amount of money for her family to live off of. Anyhow it also depends on how much effort is put in to the writing.

Take the breadwinner for example. It has lots of empathy writing in it. one thing I felt empathy for in the book was when she thought she saw her father in the market but it was actually something else. I actually did that once. there is a lot of description in the book that the author is telling you that Afghanistan is a very scary place.this passage reminds me when, I was in the grocery store and I couldn't find my mom, but then I thought I found her so I went running to some random person, and wrapped my arms around her, I think, my memory is faint from when I was three years old. there's lots of description in this part of the story.

There is another book with such a sorrowful moment.The book was called "Parvana's Journey" yes, it is the second book of the breadwinner. Anyhow the part of the book that made me feel empathy was at the beginning. I don't mean to spoiled the book, but her father dies and I felt empathy because I know what it feels like to lose someone who is dear to you. When I first heard this, I instantly felt empathy for Parvana. The same author, and with the same type of feeling of empathy.