On the danger of reading fiction

The story “On the Danger of Reading Fiction”, Thomas Jefferson clearly shows his hostilty for reading fiction novels. Jefferson has stated that fiction novels are “time lost in that reading” and thinks it should be instructively employed. It is obvious that if a person read this that they would get offfended about the comments about fiction reading.  Jefferson’s take on fiction novels takes a very negative and closed-minded approach. while, reading this i saw that it was crystal clear that Jefferson does not like ficton. It is understandable why the author felt this way about fiction because fiction is just an imagination and it can infect the mind. However, fiction is not all bad; it can be enjoyable to read.