The dueling statements of Michelle Knight and her Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro were like a novel with multiple points of view.
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Castro As Lovelace, Knight As Clarissa
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Lit’s Role in the Decline of Violence
The empathy fostered by novel reading may have played a role in the decline of violence.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Daniel Defoe, Elaine Scarry, Henry Fielding Tom Jones, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Moll Flanders, Pamela, Steven Pinker, violence Comments closed
