On the Dangers of Reading Fiction

In his short piece entitled, "On the Dangers of Reading Fiction," Thomas Jefferson depicts his ruthless thoughts about fiction. He describes fiction literature as poison which affects ones mind rejecting all the logos as there would be in nonfiction. He also views fiction as time lost and poor judgment in reading that should be instructively employed in what he calls "wholesome reading". Although, this passage was well written and interesting I do not agree with Jefferson's opinion about fiction. I feel that it is a great form of imagination that helps paints pictures in our heads as well as a needed interest in the life of literature.