Fictional stories and stories in general are crucial to literature for various reasons. Stories educate and inform the human mind in ways nothing else can. Fictional stories allow and help us think about things through an unfamiliar and interesting lens. People enjoy listening, writing, telling and reading stories that get our brains thinking and imagining things in a different perspective. These stories aid us mentally by elevating us into a different world and allowing us to imagine scenarios that can not happen in our daily lives. Stories have the capability of expanding our knowledge by telling us who we are, where we came from and where we are going. By depicting what the past generations have lived through, we can learn from they’re mistakes and avoid some hardships that they have endured. This allows us to have a clear view of where we are headed in the future and to use the knowledge and information learned form stories. A fictional story might be a “fake” story, but can have much meaning and can teach lessons that can be applied to our present lives. In the enlightenment period people were curious and asking questions in order to educate themselves and absorb knowledge that was unfamiliar to them. Fictional stories can relate to the enlightenment period because people want to hear and read about a world that is unknown to them.