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Three Cups of Tea
Yeah I completely agree that is is easier to put yourself in the shoes of someone that is based off of a real character. I was just reading an article about how the author of "Three Cups of Tea" is being sued for "fraud, deceit and racketeering" see link below.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/2011-05-06-three-cups-tea-greg-mortenson-fraud_n.htm?csp=34news
I completely understand why people are upset about this, I am upset about this, but I'm just not sure why it really matters to us so so much. One of the new concepts that I took away from class is that really everything is fiction. There is no way for one person to represent reality in a completely unbiased true manor. Even in non-fiction the stories are told from a perspective and they are often enhanced or adjusted to appeal to the audience. I think there is something fulfilling about reading a true story, it is more amazing when you know that a person has accomplished certain feats or endured difficult situations. However, how cool is it that you can read a work of fiction that is presented like a non-fiction and still get the same satisfaction? I am not trying to suggests that it is okay for writers deceive the public, but as the public I sort of wished that we didn't place such an emphasis on a story being real. Maybe a new category of books could be created for stories that are fictional, but could be real...