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When I know a story is not fiction, it's easier to feel the emotions because you are being told exactly what they are. When a story is fiction, you are given more freedom to in the emotions you personally feel, but it is harder to feel the emotions the characters are feeling, especially when they seem unrealistic. On the other hand, I always find myself saying "there's truth in fiction." The author most likely took something from his or her own life when writing the story. When the emotions of characters are hard to figure out, I believe it is because the author is trying to disguise his or her own emotions, perhaps in attempt to hide the reality of their fiction. In trying to figure out the emotions of the characters, I am trying to figure out the emotions of the author.