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**Study Finds Fictional Protagonists Travel Less Than Nonfictional Counterparts in American Literature**

ITHACA, N.Y. – Researchers at Cornell University's Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science have found that fictional protagonists in American literature traverse fewer miles compared to their nonfictional counterparts. This conclusion was drawn after analyzing nearly 13,500 books published over the last 230 years.

The research employed artificial intelligence to study the geographic movements of characters across works of both fiction and nonfiction. The findings highlight a measurable difference in the distances traveled by protagonists in these two categories, despite the imaginative freedom often associated with fictional narratives.

These findings provide a unique perspective on storytelling and its relationship with the physical setting in literature. The study offers new insights into how travel and place are utilized differently in fiction and nonfiction across more than two centuries of American writing.

Source: Cornell University

Source Type: College

Source Location: Ithaca

Ithaca, NY

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