Informational articles are meant to inform you about topics and ideas, while short stories typically show you one or more person’s experiences with that topic or idea. What insights do you learn about people from the characters in short stories? The characters in stories can help you determine what ideas from an informational article are accurate and which ones aren’t. The characters in stories can better explain the topics and ideas found in informational articles. Stories show you something that is true about yourself, which can also be verified in informational articles. Stories show you how characters think, feel, and act as they live through an experience.