Fantasy

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Fantasy

• An Introduction

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Definition

• Usually a story in which a reality other than
  normal reality is used
• Uses elements like magic, unreal or mythical
  creatures, and the Quest
• Often a different world and/or time frame exists

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• Fantasy
• Magic
• Supernatural
• Extraordinary worlds like Oz, Fairyland, or
  Hogwarts

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• Speculative or Science Fiction
• Science advanced far beyond the current time
• Other planets, inhabited or not
• Space or time travel as common as riding a school
  bus around the universe

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• Horror
• Suspense caused by existence of supernatural
  monsters like hungry zombies
• Fear created by frequent and grisly bloodbaths
  committed by creatures like vampires, Freddie,
  Jason, werewolves, and ghosts

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Examples of Fantasy

• A different reality as
• in Science Fiction

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• A world that
• has unreal or
• mythical creatures

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• Or with scary monsters

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• Or in a Fairy realm

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Characteristics

• The world obeys different rules from real life
  like animated and thinking trees, winds, waters,
  rocks, and dead people
• Magic works
• Mythological beings, monsters, and creatures
  walk the earth
• All characters accept the reality of the world,
  whatever it is like
• Often, a hero or heroine prevails

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Conclusions

• Fantasy exists in many different forms
• Each type continues to be popular today
• Some forms scare us so that we can be cleansed of
  real life fears since we know we will survive
  just like the hero
• We read and listen to fantasy stories and watch
  fantasy movies for entertainment to make us
  laugh, scream, or tremble

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The End

• Or is it?

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