Samuel Johnson
The Rambler No. 4
Samuel Johnson talks about why fiction is not as good as nonfiction in the Rambler. He talks about how if you take away the imaginary things; you are left with nothing that means anything. He believes that the authors of these books do not worry about being criticized because they are making everything up. I do not see how these authors would not worry about being criticized. If anything, I would think that they would be criticized more because they are doing something different. He also believes that these books are only for the young and ignorant. Johnson says that authors should take the upmost care to not include anything that is indecent in their novels. I understand that this type of novel would appear more to the younger group, but I think educated people like it as well. I know I have to remember that this was at a different time than we are in now, but it is still hard for me to believe that only young and ignorant people liked fiction novels.
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