ENGL 387 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Consensus Reality, Cockroach
14 Nov 2017
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Intrusion fantasy: set in the primary world, but something intrudes into the world breaking the rules of consensus reality. A kid being turned into a cockroach or the borrowers. Portal: start in the primary world, and go through a portal into another world. Wardrobe in the lion the witch and the wardrobe. Secondary: world in the story is of its own, and has no connection with the primary world; often medieval settings. You could have a parallel spectra for parallel primary worlds in which animals talk and mutants have superpowers, or history went in a different direction. Able to put themselves into a situation. Have trouble conceptualizing a explore fantasy world. What parts of peter pan as a stage play. Gender roles and sibling relationships are predictable. Opportunity to see an adult childish, and being called as it is. Never having to grow up -- a choice and not necessity. Fairies: traditional: tall, blonde, magical, dangerous, harsh revenge (ex.
