Charles And The Green Slime Analysis

Walton argues that the emotions a reader or view ‘feels’ are constituted as quasi-emotion, due to the account we are participating in a role of make-belief. The expression exterted in his concept of Charles and the green slime, or the emotional sensation felt towards the death of Anne Karina. These occurences are not real, yet the emotional sensation is merely the audience reacting appropriately to the authors intended desires. Wheras Wilson argues the otherwise, and asserts the emotions we feel from literature, or movies are genuine. I will be arguing against waltons perspective that the emotions undergone through literature or movies are genuine due to Wilson arguing on the internal emotions that are reflected from the viewer to whatever

The acts of make-belief are derived from the individual’s reaction with fictional truths; through what they distinguish or react too in their perception of reality. Walton emphasizes this concept through children making mud-pie case, and their make-belief perception of dirt as pies. Walton holds this is the case with Charles, the fear he undergoes is a personal form of make-belief when he perceives the slime to be an immediate threat, and actively plays his role through his reactions. Additionally, Walton argues that Charles finds enjoyment in the situation, likewise to a child participating in the acts of make-believing ‘fear’. There is a sense of enjoyment on their face when playing a game of monster with a parent, because that child is fulfilling the appropriate reaction of fear to entertain the situation; Charles does the same through his actions and physiology, Walton’s argument is that Charles mental state of fear is equivalent to a child playing make belief with their parents. In which, the movie purposely asserts a role for their viewers, such as the motivation for the reaction of fear. Walton further asserts the concept of make belief, due to our use fictional pretense references in the world they are plotted in, rather stating they are fictional then entailing the statement of it. Walton stresses the cause in using such phrases is because the viewers is emotionally invested in the fiction itself, and becoming caught up in the story, accepting the truths of that particular world. Hence our physiological reaction, or psychological connections to fiction are merely pseudo constructs we develop because of our adulterated enjoyment in the realm of