Those can be some of the factors, depending on the people. Another reason for reading “focus point” works of fiction is that they give you a common topic to talk about. This is true for Cult Classics as well as for Great Classics.
One can thus read fiction for two social reasons; their value as a simulator of interesting and dangerous situations, and their value as a conversation piece.
Ambiguous works that invite a lot of alternate character interpretation or a lot of symbolism are especially appropriate, whether it be Hamlet or Neon Genesis Evangelion; you make the audiences care about what happens, and then you leave them homework (an exercise to the reader).
Those can be some of the factors, depending on the people. Another reason for reading “focus point” works of fiction is that they give you a common topic to talk about. This is true for Cult Classics as well as for Great Classics.
One can thus read fiction for two social reasons; their value as a simulator of interesting and dangerous situations, and their value as a conversation piece.
Ambiguous works that invite a lot of alternate character interpretation or a lot of symbolism are especially appropriate, whether it be Hamlet or Neon Genesis Evangelion; you make the audiences care about what happens, and then you leave them homework (an exercise to the reader).