How literature can inspire us to forgive

A story that places us inside the mind of a character who is remorseful about causing harm can inspire forgiveness for that fictional bad act, a new study finds.

by Emily Caldwell

https://phys.org/news/2026-10-literature.html

Original article: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1968457/full

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