A writer can find her own worldview echoed in another’s words

Evidence

And it has changed ‘our’ nature: for literature like Gilgamesh allows us not just to explore our own thoughts but to inhabit the thought worlds of others. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 287 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: An author’s absorbed influences differ from their own original philosophy; Literature allows us to explore our thoughts and those of others. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 287

Broader Connections

• Literature allows us to explore our thoughts and those of others. #expands (0.80) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 287
• An author’s absorbed influences differ from their own original philosophy #qualifies (0.75)