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dlr-2697	Drake, Tynan	Change the Narrative: Empathy in Post-Apocalyptic Fiction	2018	15	.pdf	application/pdf	6713	229	56	By examining David Clement-Davies young adult novel The Sight through theories of narrative empathy and through James Berger’s theories of post-apocalyptic representation, this essay argues that by representing empathic understanding, fiction writers have the power to influence positive changes in real world situations. In post-apocalyptic fiction, the concept of empathy often is depicted as a weakness that the characters cannot afford if they hope to survive.	cache/dlr-2697.pdf	txt/dlr-2697.txt