In “Experiments of Life Writing”, Julia Novak discusses how our concept of separate nonfiction and fiction genre has changed in the 20th and 21st century. These two genres don’t always have to be seperate, for example when movies that are based off of true stories but add a lot of dramatization and scenes that didn’t actually take place. Fiction can be used to make facts more interesting, adding a story tale element but keeping a lot of elements nonfiction to actually inform the reader. As audiences have become more and more interested in the Hollywood blockbusters that have drama and action but still based on a true story. Many books have found it hard to actually stick to the true story and still have as much attention. It seems people would rather the book be based on something instead of it being an accurate portrayal of what exactly happened. 

   But what is fiction? Fiction is a story created by an author with characters and a plot that doesn’t exist in real life. Non Fiction is stories that someone may have personally witnessed, experienced, or watched. It could also be a story crafted from real experiences in journals, diaries, memoirs, and letters from a different time. When you blend the two together we can get super realistic fictional stories as well as super out of the box real life events. Fictional story telling makes pieces like memoirs and autobiographies interesting and memorable. Which makes books like The Pursuit of Happiness able to become not only a successful book but also a very successful movie.  Which is a good example of how fiction can make a powerful story even more interesting and impactful.