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Post 1 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien by JRR Tolkien is a great example of the average fantasy tale in a Fantasy World. Due to this fact, I will be analyzing this book to find answers to the questions: Why is one drawn to Fantasy Worlds? What properties or qualities do these worlds posses that make them so captivating to one? Why are these properties or qualities so captivating?
Why is one drawn to Fantasy Worlds? What properties or qualities do these worlds posses that make them so captivating to one?
Perhaps, one of the factors that draw one to a Fantasy World is the fact that both the forces Good and Evil are so very well defined. For example, on pages 22 to 25, Thorin, the leader of the Dwarves, recalls the time in which the “cursed Smaug”, an evil dragon, came to the Mountains of the Dwarves and incinerated the “peace-loving” dwarves that inhabited the mountain. The “cursed Smaug” is clearly defined as the Evil entity of this tale, and the “peace-loving” dwarves, who were unjustly killed, are the Good force of this account. In this tale, there is a distinct and obvious line between good and evil.
What makes these properties or qualities so captivating?
The Theory of Fear, by Zamitide Inyedai, states that people fear things that can harm or kill them. For example, some people fear monsters, heights, and storms, because these can hurt and kill them. One thing that can kill a person is something that he/she may not know; this can be simply stated as: “people fear what they do not know.” People may be drawn to the Fantasy Words because they live in a world that is gray, neither white nor black. Nearly nothing on this green earth is pure good or pure evil, and this uncertainty can make people afraid of the world around them. The Fantasy World in The Lord of the Rings gives a sense of reassurance to the reader that not everything is uncertain. This reassurance gives one liberty from the fear of the unknown.
A well-defined line between the forces Good and Evil, therefore, is a quality that The Lord of the Rings has that draws one to its Fantasy World.
Good and Evil - Defined
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Timmy: Your novel sounds very interesting. I have personally seen the Lord of the Rings movies myself therefore I understand the interesting at captivation that the fantasy world holds over a person. I like how you used "The Theory of Fear" to support your idea of fear. I know you said it was a Vietnamese translation but perhaps you can include a quotation from the novel to have real evidence rather then just an idea. I can connect your idea of fear with my own novel because a question I raised was what causes a killer to kill and one of the factors was fear. To add to your reasons... people most likely are captivated by fantasy literature because essentially, fantasy in not real; it’s only an illusion. People tend to feel comfort and enjoyment in a world that they know they can escape to... even if it’s not real.
An interesting question I propose to you is do you think any of the authors of fantasy literature have been motivated to create such characters and story’s because of their dreams? I ask this question because usually people tend to dream about things that are not of this world, things they can do, characters that are fictional because dreaming is subconscious state for the human being.
In addition, I thought you had an interesting background because it fits the mystery and illusion of your them; fantasy worlds.
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