In chapter 20, helen writes,"our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding."what does she mean by this? a. how we feel about literature is more important than our undestanding everything about it. b. we can't properly enjoy a work of literature that we don't understand c. our understanding of literature depends on how on how we feel sorry for the characters

a. How we feel about literature is more important than our undestanding everything about it.

Explanation:

Helen meant that to appreciate literature we do not need to have theoretical and scientific knowledge about what it has been reading, but we must feel what literature wants to pass on to us. Reading, in this case, should activate our sympathy, show us sensations and feelings so that we can understand what the author wrote, so that we can understand the literature in general. In short, what Helen means is that understanding literature on the basis of technical, theoretical, and academic knowledge is worth nothing if literature does not provoke a feeling, a state of mind. That is, the way we feel about literature is more important than everything we understand about it.