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Post 22 – Final Post

I was going to save this topic for the last post, but it seems that the last post will be earlier than expected.


Why is one drawn to Fantasy Worlds? What properties or qualities do these worlds posses that make them so captivating to one?

Looking back at previous Posts, Fantasy Worlds have so many qualities that make them so grand. These properties or qualities include much more than the topics discussed in this Blog: Good and Evil - Defined, The Impossible Made Possible, Continuity and Frequency of Adventures, Mankind: Reduced to Little or Nothing, A Sense of Defying Common Sense, Dreams Fulfilled, Something Worth Fighting For, Dreams Broken, Destiny, A Quest for the Final Destruction of Evil, The Weak Made Strong, Unique Yet Familiar, Lies and Deceit, Truth. All of these topics represent only a portion of the captivating properties of Fantasy Worlds.


What separates a Fantasy World from the real world?

A Fantasy World is nothing like the real world. It possesses a grand variety of things of which the real world does not. Among the most obvious is an abundance of authentic magic. The real world is bound by the laws of Physics and Chemistry as well as all the other Sciences that make it impossible to create anything other than magic ‘tricks’. Something less obvious is that Fantasy Worlds provide a greater amount of freedom to all of its inhabitants when compared to the real world. None of the inhabitants of Middle Earth (JRR Tolkien’s books) work; the inhabitants either have magnificent, elaborate feasts or go on death-defying adventures. Laura, from Phillip Pulman’s The Compass, lives a free life with infinite monetary resources. No beings in Fantasy Worlds seem to have any financial worries. On the other hand, in the real world, people work to earn a living; there is little time for unplanned adventures, often because money is limiting factor. Therefore, a Fantasy World is beyond a doubt different from the real world.


Similarities and Differences of Fantasy Worlds:

There are many similarities in the Fantasy World created by Pullman and the Middle Earth created by Tolkien. For example:

“In the book titled, The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman, the protagonist, Laura, lives in a world that is full of lies and deceit. Similarly, the world that is portrayed in The Lord of the Rings (Middle Earth) is full of lies and deceit. This was the topic covered in the last post. Another factor that these two Fantasy Worlds have in common are: Truth. The world of The Golden Compass is similar to Middle Earth in regards to truth because their protagonists look for it. In The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien, Bilbo heads towards the cave of Smaug in search of the truthful answer to the question: what happen to Thorin’s great treasures? Correspondingly, in The Fellowship of the Ring, also by JRR Tolkien, the protagonist, Frodo Baggins, searches for the truth of the nature of his ring of power. He later finds out that his ring has evil origins. In the same way, in The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman, the protagonist, Laura, is in search of a truth that will cause political outrage and religious conflict. In all books, the protagonists are in search of Truth.” (From Post: Truth)
Also, “In the book titled, The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman, the protagonist, Laura, lives in a world that is full of strange things. This is similar to the world that is portrayed in The Lord of the Rings (Middle Earth). The world of The Golden Compass embodies many characteristics of Middle Earth such as: magic, mystery, and shear vastness. Also, Frodo, the protagonist in, The Fellowship of the Ring, by JRR Tolkien, is similar to Laura in many senses. First, both Frodo and Laura are considered young in their society. Second, both Frodo and Laura start off with the average, everyday life style. Finally both protagonists enter into a journey that will not only change the fate of the world, but will forever change their own lives. Both worlds are very Unique in their own ways.” (From Post: Unique Yet Familiar)

Thus with all of these similarities, the two worlds differ very little: they take place in entirely different worlds; their characters/races are all different. Otherwise, the two Fantasy Worlds could be considered identical.

So, as one can see, Fantasy Worlds are extremely incredible yet, unfortunately, the only portals to these worlds are books, movies, and dreams; Fantasy Worlds have no place in our world - the real world.