What do you understand of the three voices in response to the question ‘What does a novel do’?

In response the question of ‘What does a novel do’, the first kind of a person gives a quick reply because he does not think deeply about it and looks at a novel as leisure, not literature. The second response is aggressive and considers it inferior because it tells a story even though he enjoys it. The third response is mixed with regret because it is aware of novels’ popularity but knows that story-telling is a lower form.