Why Are Americans Afraid Of Dragons By Ursula Le Guin

• empathy is created as we grow fond of the protagonist who shares a story of hardship

“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself” (Mohsin Hamid). Many people, including Barack Obama, believe that the cure for all the world’s evil is empathy. Paul Bloom, in his article, “The Baby in the Well,” writes about the role of empathy and reason in improving society, published on May 20th, 2013 by The New Yorker. Bloom used ethos in almost every paragraph and backs it up with logos. He used credible sources and people.

Additionally, the novel's portrayal of the burning of books and the suppression of literature illustrates the importance of books in preserving knowledge and challenging societal norms. In a culture that prioritizes immediate satisfaction and shallow amusement, books are viewed as threatening and

Because of my own upbringing, my values of literature reflects a distorted version of

“Empathy is about standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place.” Daniel H. Pink’s quote relates to Richard Connell’s fictional short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” where the main character, Rainsford, learns to grow empathy to others situation and feelings. Connell uses this short story for readers to grasp a deeper concept besides just a fun read while connecting with Thomas C. Foster informative literature How to Read Literature Like a Professor; For Kids.

She talks about the “mysterious connections that link individuals to each other despite their vast differences. I believe in this Article she explains that empathy cannot be accomplished unless we enter

and they fear the ones who do read or set off an alarm. Many groups around the world, called firemen,burn books, houses and sometimes people to cease panic about literature. After years of this, there are very few books existing in the present. “‘It might be the last copy in this part of the world.’” (Bradbury 72)

¨As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, it is necessary to maintain our principles. We can't allow ourselves to be satisfied with empty gestures that make us feel better about ourselves without eliciting any actual change. Empathy is an important part of the process, but empathy is useless without

“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” (Mohsin Hamid) The 1937 novel by John Steinbeck, tells the story of George and Lennie who work on a farm with Slim, Carlson, Whit, Candy, Curley, Crooks and the boss, as well as Curley’s wife. Lennie has a mental disability and love to pet small, soft things, he means no harm and is very forgetful, but when he does something horrible, on accident, George has no other option but to do something Lennie would have never thought George would’ve done. Through the characters Crooks, Curley's wife, and Lennie, John Steinbeck says empathy is needed to cure cruelty.

Professor Paul Bloom states he is against empathy. He believes it is wrongfully used in our society and should not be used in certain situations. He still thinks it is important sometimes, but should not be primarily used as a result of anger, depression or retaliation. He believes compassion is the solution to empathy. In the long run, Bloom states that empathy will fail or burnout in a person. Hannah the extremely empathic person will eventually burnout according to Bloom. The use of empathy everyday as a core moral code will eventually be overwhelming and burned out and used up. The person will change direction and use empathy less in their lifetime. This essay will explore Paul Bloms opinion of empathy in his article, “Against

The overall purpose of this article is to show how empathy and emotional experiences are linked. This article also gives various theories and ideas by world renowned psychologists. The theme of this article is how much empathy we have toward others in social experiences. A few new ideas and purposes of this article were when they talked about all the different Theories based on appraisal and empathy in certain situations. It’s really important to publicize these ideas because for one this stuff is very interesting, it could help others discover new approaches to situations, and it would very well help people themselves deal with empathy.

True empathy comes when the portrayal of another is the mirror image of oneself. In other words, to become truly empathetic, is to have the ability to connect with the lived experiences and feelings of another. In Stephan Crane’s, “The Open Boat” we move past the general meaning of empathy, feeling with, and to the idea that it needs to be embodied in oneself in order to evolve as a human and achieve an empathetic state. We see this in the character, the correspondent, who undergoes a traumatic event that shapes the path for an epiphany of empathy which then resides inside him as a “human, living thing” (Crane, 1898, 85).

Empathy is extraordinarily important for children to understand and eventually put into practice, as it exercises their ability to feel and respect the emotions of other people. Empathy also plays a big role in trust and support- both of which are very important aspects of any relationship, and is necessary for living a healthy, functional life in today’s society. In her article, Dovey describes “A 2011 study published in the Annual Review of Psychology […] showed that, when people read about an experience, they display stimulation within the same neurological regions as when they go through that experience themselves.” (Dovey par. 11). This means that when people, or in this case, children, read stories, their brains react as if they were going through the same situations and emotions that they read about. This is a great way for kids to learn about empathy, why it’s important, and how to apply it to their own lives. One may argue that, while reading may trigger empathetic feelings in the majority of people, those who enjoy reading have greater empathetic tendencies than others, making reading to teach empathy only applicable to those who like to read and have these higher-than-average tendencies. Dovey also addresses this, stating that “other studies published in 2006 and 2009 showed […] that people who read a lot of fiction [tended] to be better at empathizing with others (even after the researchers had accounted for the potential bias that people with greater empathetic

Younger generations aren’t feeling as empathetic as older generations and this will lead to a dangerous society. Empathy is the ability to understand and share feelings. Teaching empathy at a young age will allow one another to accept and communicate with each other. It is also a necessity skill in life that helps each other to recognize one’s emotions. According to the article, This is How Literary Fiction Teaches us to Be Human by Tom Blunt, he emphasizes empathy can be taught through literary fiction and it is vital that young children feel empathy toward each other.

Most definitions of empathy are based on the same core idea - empathy is the ability to understand and identify someone else’s thoughts and feelings, as if they were one’s own (wordreference online dictionary, 2016). Although it’s been said “there are probably nearly as many definitions of empathy as people working on the topic.” (de Vignemont & Singer, 2006, p.435) suggesting that there is no singular way to even define empathy, let alone explain its impact on our behaviour. Due to the sheer depth and complexity of empathy it’s understandable that each discipline within psychology presents it’s own explanation for why we experience it, and how it can affect our interaction with the world around us. Psychologists have been exploring empathy for decades, in hope of gaining a complete grasp of what it means and how it can vary between each person, therefore its important we look at different psychological perspectives to try to understand it’s many dimensions.