tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455277388900637928.post3934924020574984039..comments2024-03-19T02:14:31.704-04:00Comments on <center>OnFiction</center>: Travelogue: Viking MysteryKeith Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419339550879570935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455277388900637928.post-67407055375110683292012-10-09T19:04:19.648-04:002012-10-09T19:04:19.648-04:00Dear Carver,
Thanks for this very interesting com...Dear Carver,<br /><br />Thanks for this very interesting comment. Neither we, nor to my knowledge, other people have done the research to answer your question about character-driven versus plot-driven stories properly. My intuition, and prediction, would be that character driven stories would indeed enable people to think more deeply about others and themselves.<br /><br />I think that the kind of result we find in our research, of fiction enabling people to understand others better, ought to work for graphic novels ... but again, so far as I know, the studies haven't been done.<br /><br />All best, Keith Keith Oatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419339550879570935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455277388900637928.post-41550121138024462632012-09-23T04:11:15.124-04:002012-09-23T04:11:15.124-04:00Good day, sir! I have recently read articles on yo...Good day, sir! I have recently read articles on your research on how fiction affects the mind. Very fascinating! I hope you don't mind my asking a couple of questions about the topic:<br /><br />1) Do plot-driven stories affect people in the same way as character-driven stories? Are character-driven stories more effective than plot-driven stories in influencing readers' views of the social world?<br /><br />2) Do you think the results of your research applies as well to comics and graphic novels?<br /><br />Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990427797756098507noreply@blogger.com