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Today’s topic is: Does every book have to have a moral?

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Many stories have a moral – a learning for the reader to take away. Particularly for children, but even beyond that, it’s quite common. But is it a necessity for every story to have a moral? I’d say not. Sometimes a moral to a story isn’t a bad thing. They give the reader something to think about when the final page is turned. But it’s not essential. A great deal of my reading is for pure pleasure and escapism. I don’t want to be taught a lesson on what it means to be good, or just, or law-abiding, or whatever else the moral might be. I want to be transported into a rich world filled with vibrant characters. I want a story that carries me from beginning to end. I don’t want to be reminded of what I should be, or do, or aspire to, I want to disappear into a different world.