Reading, for true enthusiasts, is a moment to take a break, a holiday from the daily routine. It's a time for him or her to escape what they know to experience and see life through the eyes of another. For those who truly love this pastime, it doesn't matter what the genre is. Whether short fictional stories or non-fiction. Whether poetry or essays, the reader escapes through reading. This article will compare the elements of fiction in two fictional and two non-fictional works, exploring areas such as believability, entertainment value, and superiority within the distinct character of both fictional and non-fictional literary genres. The short stories The Richer, the Poorer by Dorothy West and My Lack of Gumption, by Russell Baker both from The Art of Work (LaRocco & Coughlin, 1996, p. 106 and 119) and The Virus, by Craig Brown and Buy a Cellular Phone, Sublet Your Soul by Robert Aquinas McNally both from The Literature of Work (Murphy, S., Sperling, J., & Murphy, J, 1991, p 29 & 277) will be used for the various crossover themes that are perceptible in they. NARRATIVE narrative is defined as "the general term (for a story long or short; of the past, present, or future; real or imagined; told for any purpose; and with or without much detail)." (2006) In a work of fiction, narration can be used to create emotion or evoke emotional responses in the reader. Emotions such as love, fear, anger, and grief can be enhanced or exaggerated in a fictional story to pique the reader's interest. In a non-fictional work, narration can be used to condense time and eliminate unimportant or uninteresting points in a story. You can skip entire periods so you can spend more time describing or exploring the most essential or important points of the actual account. Facts are the basic elements on which a story is built.