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Well yes - that's the point of fiction, it's an ingredient of the miracle by which civilization is built from killer apes.
Could you be more specific about what particular feature you're saying is the point of fiction?
I believe he's implying that fiction can convince us that Good Always Wins In The End, or that Love Conquers All, and that, to some extent, these beliefs become self-fulfilling.