 Fantasy: June 03, 2009 Issue [#3092] |
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Is it fantasy ... or reality?
What makes fantasy so fascinating, so appealing to its ardent fans?
Could one of the reasons be that fantasy is deeply rooted in reality?
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When you think about it, fantasy is actually the true, distilled essence of reality.
Often, fantasy is the reality of the battle between good and evil. Whether it be The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, the universal theme holds its audience. It’s a battle we face in our daily lives – the tug between what is ‘good’ and what is ‘bad’ – lazy, mean, miserly – but more appealing for some reason or other. It’s a battle we see fought each day, in the newspapers or on television. It’s a battle that’s fought in our minds, in our homes, in our neighbourhoods, our cities, our countries. It is real, which is why it is so mesmerising as fantasy.
Fantasy could also be the reality of our dreams, our deepest desires. They might be intangible, but they’re real. We desire to be in control. To wave that magic wand and work miracles. To wear that ring or that cloak and become invisible, so that we could know how things are when we are not noticeable to people we know, or don’t know. To drive to the ball in a coach, wearing the finest magical dress, and find our true love. To fly. To remain children forever, as in Peter Pan. Fantasy is the reality of dreams so strong, they make you ache.
Fantasy is the reality of our secret fears. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll …” what? We may not fear losing our house made of straw, but we do fear losing something important to us. It’s cathartic to read about it, it gives us a sense of well-being when those fears are overcome and the ending is ‘happily ever after’.
Fantasy is the reality of human emotion and interaction. Take the simple example of Pinocchio. Watch his interaction with his father, his conscience (the cricket), the various thieves and rogues he meets, and the Blue Fairy. See the desire to lie, and the consequences. All of us display some physical discomfiture when we lie. This fantasy just distills that reality and puts it in a form that we can distance ourselves from.
Thus, “Fantasy” is the essence of reality, in a form which is sufficiently ‘remote’ to help us put things in perspective. The fantasy writer needs to be able to find the right connection to the reality, and the right separation in presentation to make that reality palatable. We may not be able to confront that battle, those hopes, those fears, those emotions and interactions, were they given to us in-our-faces. They need the disguise of fantasy to enter our realm, our consciousness. And then they appeal because they touch the reality deep within.
I hope this newsletter was helpful to you, please write and let me know!
- Sonali
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This is my first Fantasy Newsletter! I enjoy reading the genre, and I hope I've given you some food for thought here. Do write back and let me know.
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