Hi /lit/
How can I become a better person through literature?
Specifically books that aren't pop psychology bullshit.
Define better person first.
>>7852199
>being a better person
well spooked, my property.
>better person
Sorry, OP, but it seems like pop psychology would be more up your alley
>>7852203
Inherently more valuable as a human being.
Embodying the very essence of the word "better."
Not being human scum.
Etc.
Supposedly, some study suggests that reading fiction, an act which forces readers to implant themselves into another character's mind, thereby understanding/grasping that fictional individual's thoughts, greatly increases the mind's capacity for empathy. The act of reading thus passively improves your ability to understand and empathize with other people.
Continued reading of literature which follows the lives of people vastly different from yourself should, in theory, make you a 'better' person.
>>7852199
becoming more self aware of your place in society and how much of your worldview was determined by forces beyond your control.
>>7852199
Study marxism
>>7852220
Too ambiguous, sounds like you can't even define what you are looking for
>>7852206
>property
Well spooked, my comrade.
>>7852220
We as humans usually give value to things we can appreciate. There are tons of people in the world who don't give a shit about literature, for example. So what you need to do is really ask yourself, "who do I want to impress?"
Ask yourself "who do I want to impress" to put it simply. Usually you'll say someone you admire. So work towards stuff that he/she would like. You can't please everyone and to find how YOU want to be a better person is too ambiguous. So that's my gold advice. Treasure it
you become a better critical thinker. Once you start noticing things in literature and thinking about them you also start noticing things everywhere else. whereas nonfic is about absorbing raw data, literature is for developing instincts and intuition.
