The Importance of Literature in the Educational Process
The Importance of Literature in the Educational Process

Summary/Abstract: Literature widens our frames of reference, increasing our cultural views and improving our perception of reality. Teaching literature means having the flexibility to move from one system of reference to another and making the student understand the benefits of the cultural values he/she will be familiarized with. Through literature, our ―doors of perception‖ are opened because we adjust our conception of reality taking into account the fictional loops we are exposed to. This essay aims at portraying literature as a liminal space that allows the rethinking of the other, by encouraging awareness and empathy. By considering several literary texts, I shall try to give arguments that sustain the need for reading fictional texts, as an essential element in the educational process. This interdisciplinary analysis aims at portraying the utility of literature for future doctors.

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