Book excerpt: The summary of The Storytelling Animal – How Stories Make Us Human presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of In the 2012 film "The Storytelling Animal," an examination of humanity's dependency on stories is presented. It elucidates not only the significance that stories bring to our lives, but also the complexities that accompany that significance, which is a surprising finding given their evolutionary value. The Storytelling Animal summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].