why is storytelling so important for human beings?
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:51 am
Today we study them in school and everyone knows who Homer, Achilles, Ulysses are.
This is how the art of storytelling was born: together with man himself, it has accompanied him throughout his evolution, performing various functions (informative, persuasive, entertaining).
So what is this 'storytelling'? As you understand, it is simply the ability to narrate something in such a way as to involve, convince, fascinate.
According to Treccani, the definition of storytelling is ' the art of writing or telling stories that capture the attention and interest of the public'.
The stories we are used to thinking about, when we do not connect sweden email list them to marketing, are those that are told to children to help them sleep, but also to teach them what is right and what is wrong; the horror stories that made all the hairs on our bodies stand on end at the thought of mysterious creatures; the stories of authentic protagonists, that moved us to tears in the books and films we loved, but also in the newspapers or in the news.
Because through stories we are able to make more sense of the world and what we come into contact with. Stories, whatever form they take, speak to a very deep part of our being: emotions.
They are therefore able to transmit messages that overcome the barriers of logic and intellect, that are remembered longer and better, that transcend cultural, religious, political, human differences.
Stories can do all this because they are:
Contagious
Interesting
Universal
Easy to understand
Emotional
Credible
Organized
Useful
Inspirational
Memorable
Great bestsellers, like movies and video games, have all these characteristics if you think about it: that's why they have such success all over the world and their fame lasts for years, centuries, or as we have seen even millennia.
This is how the art of storytelling was born: together with man himself, it has accompanied him throughout his evolution, performing various functions (informative, persuasive, entertaining).
So what is this 'storytelling'? As you understand, it is simply the ability to narrate something in such a way as to involve, convince, fascinate.
According to Treccani, the definition of storytelling is ' the art of writing or telling stories that capture the attention and interest of the public'.
The stories we are used to thinking about, when we do not connect sweden email list them to marketing, are those that are told to children to help them sleep, but also to teach them what is right and what is wrong; the horror stories that made all the hairs on our bodies stand on end at the thought of mysterious creatures; the stories of authentic protagonists, that moved us to tears in the books and films we loved, but also in the newspapers or in the news.
Because through stories we are able to make more sense of the world and what we come into contact with. Stories, whatever form they take, speak to a very deep part of our being: emotions.
They are therefore able to transmit messages that overcome the barriers of logic and intellect, that are remembered longer and better, that transcend cultural, religious, political, human differences.
Stories can do all this because they are:
Contagious
Interesting
Universal
Easy to understand
Emotional
Credible
Organized
Useful
Inspirational
Memorable
Great bestsellers, like movies and video games, have all these characteristics if you think about it: that's why they have such success all over the world and their fame lasts for years, centuries, or as we have seen even millennia.