Referring to literature, its social power and public role, Martha Nussbaum wrote: “But it is Whitman’s point, I think, that the ability to imagine vividly, and then to access judicially, another person’s pain, to participate in it and then to ask about its significance, is a powerful way of learning what the human facts are and of acquiring a motivation to alter them.” (91) In my experience as a reader, the above passage has merit. The literary imagination, which turns readers into spectators, grants unparalleled intimacy into the lives of characters. More importantly, into their thoughts, dreams, troubles, and reactions in response to adversity. Put it simply, readers, as spectators gain applicable insight into situations that can realistically