Do authors in fiction stories teach readers

I'm not sure that all fictional stories do have a moral, but it makes you think about what's happening, about the characters, how they react

Your emotions, feelings are awake
You normally have either empathy, sympathy for the characters. You understand them quite well or it's the total opposite.

So, I think fiction stories may teach you a lot about yourself, helping you to understand feelings you might never have had.

Not sure if you understood what I meant, but hope it helped !!!