Thursday, November 12, 2009

Characteristics of Fantasy

CHARACTERS:
- protagonist: often viewed as a 'normal' character
- antagonist: evil villian(s)
- side kick
- foils
- magical creatures along the way

ELEMENTS:

- a goal; a quest
- controlled by a bigger force (the supernatural)
- Theme; moral; lesson is complicated but often appears not
- two settings: 'reality' vs. 'the green world'
- characters of the green world are often fantastical and magical; animals can talk

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