High fantasy Essays

The idea for The Enchanted Forest: Tears of a Unicorn came to me when I was brainstorming story topics for a school writing assignment with a 12-year-old girl. When I said: “A unicorn's tears create a wish-granting lake”, her eyes widened in wonderment and I knew I had stumbled upon a great theme for middle grade audiences. Oliver Elmswood, a ten-year-old boy who can’t read, vows to unravel the mystery of a lake that appeared over night. Dana Hemlock, an accident-prone girl by day and a star-gazer

In Mendlesohn’s The Rhetoric of Fantasy, she outlines various methods that can be used to enter the reader into the “fantasy” of fantasy novels. Three of the main methods of entering the secondary world are portal-quest, immersion, and intrusion stories. Many fantasy novels explore at least one if not more of the options outlined by Mendlesohn. We can consider the choices made in children’s fantasy literature in conjunction with their levels of involvement, entertainment, and capacity to pass off

George Raymond Richard Martin, more commonly known as George R.R.Martin, is considered one of the best modern day authors, for his book series A Song of Ice and Fire. While often compared to J. R. R. Tolkien, Martin writes a grittier, earthier type of fantasy fiction than the man who created The Lord of the Rings. George R. R. Martin was born September 20, 1948, and grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey. He is the oldest of three kids, and the son of longshoreman Raymond Collins Martin, and his wife Margaret

The fantasy genre is able to introduce us to countless versions of reality which can serve to be a framework for imagining what we don’t know. This is portrayed through J.R.R Tolkien's, The Hobbit, and Shrek (2001), through the use of themed and dramatic techniques, helping us to establish the overall idea of inner identity. Tolkien’s high fantasy novel portrays identity through the expansion of avarice and how it is able to explain the impacts alongside showing us how, over a narrow period of time

most influential authors of the twentieth century because,he was the first to create the fantasy world, many more works have been inspired by him, and the legacy he created is still alive today. Tolkien was also an accomplished academic. During his life he was a professor at Oxford University, and was well respected by many of the students that attended. Throughout the course of his life he created a fantasy world that is still alive, as well as thriving today. As a youth, Tolkien took up a fascination

might say that the entire book is filled with an overabundance of death mayhem. Was this the intention of J. R. Tolkien when he created this enduring trilogy, what helped shape his imagination? Many children around the world have read novels of fantasy, adventure, peace, war, and heroes. One series of novels stands out as one of the most beloved books of all time. The books are filled with conflict, war, despair; also, peace friendship, and hope. Many literary critics say fiction has no relation

attempts to create an elusive, surreal sense to the music. Though the term “fantasy” is hard to be defined, composers have strived to convey the sense of fantasy. From Rachmaninov’s Fantaisie-tableaux, to Debussy’s Fantasie, to Tchaikovsky’s Fantastische Variationen, composers utilized different harmonies, rhythms, and styles to their “fantasy”. Adaptation of supernatural events and characters is one attempt of the fantasy. Before 18th century, the range of the supernatural can be categorized into

Wonderland and A Midsummer Night’s Dream are two pieces of fiction that have been read for generations. Though the plots are different, each story exemplifies different ideologies of fantasy, and has similar fictional elements. Both stories feature a protagonist’s exit from the mundane world into a world of fantasy, and in both stories these protagonists return to their mundane world changed by their experiences in the realm of the marvelous. A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Adventures in Wonderland and A Midsummer Night’s Dream are two pieces of fiction that have been read for generations. Though their plots differ, each story exemplifies different ideologies of fantasy, and has similar fictional elements. Both stories feature a protagonist’s exit from the mundane world into a world of fantasy, and in both stories these protagonists return to their world changed by their experiences in the alternate realm. The stories of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Writing is incredibly ranged. Not just in the styles, you express it, but the settings you create out of it. You might want to write about a realistic world with realistic characters or create a mythological fantasy tale with magic, spirits, and gods. However, it's when the two settings can come together naturally in a story, that can elevate the tale higher on a level then it wasn't before. While we may wish for a wondrous world filled to the brim with magic and demons, it's when the creator can

Virtual Worlds and the Land of Oz In the introductory chapter of Michael Saler’s book, As If, Saler argues that fantasy became popular at the rise of modernity because it was a way for people to bring wonder and enchantment back into their modern, demystified lives. He explores the concept of visual worlds, fantasy scapes in which a community of people could take on a ‘double consciousness’ of being able to distinguish that these virtual worlds were unreal while simultaneously gaining new perspectives

Tolkien created fantasy theories that had been used in Lord of the Rings. One of his theories in “On Fairy-stories” is called Eucatastrophe. It is defined as the “consolation of the Happy Ending” (Tolkien, OFS 85), which reveals to us the “true-form of fairy-tale” (OFS 85) as there is a sudden turn from the climax to the happy ending of the story. Eucatastrophe explains to us the moment when we get to experience the “piercing glimpse of joy” (OFS 87) and “heart’s desire” (OFS 87). It occurs when

suggests. Perrault, Charles. (1954). Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper, illustrated by Marcia Brown. New York, NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons. The abstract approach to these images makes them feel fantastic in their nature, alluding to the fantasy of the traditional story of Cinderella. It stays consistent with its fairytale genre, as there are few details in the images and yet invokes a sense of magic and enchantment. The story also seems to appeal to its young readers through its pictures

The 1920s is known for the jazz age also called the roaring twenties. In that time America was undergoing lots of changes economically, socially and culturally. One of the major changes that took place was in the fashion. Fitzgerald in his writing shows not only the fashion but also the clothes symbolizes other too. One of the symbols greatly used in the great Gatsby is the symbolization of clothes, how they represent different things at different times. My paper will look into how Fitzgerald presented

Ever After: The Real Cinderella “What is that phrase you use? Oh, yes. Once upon a time......there lived a young girl...” (Dialogue Transcript). Girls dream of fairytales and finding their prince charming just like Cinderella, but the fact is fairy god mothers do not exist. In July1998 (Ever After) director Andy Tennant delivered Ever After: a Cinderella story. Writers created this fairytale without magic pumpkins or unrealistic glass slippers, making it relatable for viewers. This dramatic romance

How To Spot Fake Friendships Mark Twain, the renowned humorist, once said,” Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life”. And only a nincompoop would disagree to the same. Through the centuries, the mankind has evolved, yet the definition of friendship hasn’t changed. Allegiance ,candor ,love; friendships still work on these conditions. Melodramatic motion pictures, Pop songs, Prominent personalities, everyone have had their fair share of opinion on friendship. What

magic which portray certain functions of fantasy. The magic laws that ultimately influence the development of the main character are limitation and consistency. In terms of functions of fantasy, the findings show that there is a function that dominates the main character’s development, which is recovery. The existence of consistency and limitation indicate that the world presented in the novel has its own laws. Consistency works as the regulator of the fantasy world. It is made in order to maintain

Hollywood Fantasy films have unusual themes involving query, escapism, and the immoderate. Characters Roy, from Sunset Boulevard, and Max, from The Fall, create fantasy worlds through storytelling and lies in which their listeners can elude. Roy and Max endeavor different motifs to their fantasies. Overall their motifs are simulated from the same endeavor. Hollywood fantasy thrives off of lies, manipulation, and distraction, trying to overcome some sort of belief or evil person. Both of these films

Fantasy V.S. Reality In some cases an individual can perceive something as the complete opposite of what it truly is. People create the illusion or the fantasy on what they believe something to be. I believe that in the short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” false perception V.S. reality is seen. The main theme in this short story is the conflict between fantasy and reality. One of the main characters in this short story is Connie. She tries very hard to create an adult persona

The most outrageous thing in our minds is to dig deep in our imagination and see how far it can go on a normal day. Well imagine reading a whole entire story filled with characters, scenes, and a real-life background; that till this day leaves a lot of mystery on how brilliantly this tale is told. Sir Gawain and The Green knight is the story of Morgan le fay’s imagination. This is an Era of the 14th century in the King Arthur period where it’s a classic Christmas tale which is all an illusion. The