tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post7551696317496810015..comments2023-08-27T09:57:27.057-04:00Comments on Realms of Thought: Fantasy FridayN A Sharpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535316802416841336noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-58657061681556821122009-06-06T17:29:32.309-04:002009-06-06T17:29:32.309-04:00Hi Marvin!
I love Peter Pan and Tinkerbell...litt...Hi Marvin!<br /><br />I love Peter Pan and Tinkerbell...little pixie attitude and of course pixie dust never hurt anyone, lol!<br /><br /><a href="http://nasharpe.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Nancy, from Just a Thought…</a>N A Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535316802416841336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-60188548153773059752009-06-06T16:05:55.037-04:002009-06-06T16:05:55.037-04:00My childhood was full of fascination with fantasy ...My childhood was full of fascination with fantasy creatures, but above all - as a VERY young kid, stands out in my mind Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. <br /><br /><a href="http://inspiritandtruths.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> The Old Silly from Free Spirit Blog</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-58398172516680696412009-06-06T15:33:05.920-04:002009-06-06T15:33:05.920-04:00Hi Helen! I really like the genre of fantasy and t...Hi Helen! I really like the genre of fantasy and think there are a lot of lessons learned through the genre.<br /><br />Hi Alexis! I think fantasy is a genre a lot of people associate fantasy with fairy tales and automatically think as they grow older they outgrow the genre. I think there are a lot of really good fantasy books and it is a growing genre. From literature, I think Harry Potter brought it back to the surface (as Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings did before it). I think the uprise of video games has also helped to grow an audience.<br /><br />Hi Danyelle! I couldn't agree more and there are more and more doors and windows to open and explore all the time.<br /><br />Hi Galen! I think fantasy continues where the fairy stories of our youth left off - there is often an underlying lesson to be learned and fantasy characters often mirror real life characters. Whether a reader chooses to see or learn a lesson is entirely up to the readers discretion. Two perfect examples are The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe - see it with its christian themes and symbolism which have been studied by some of the top theologians of the day...or simply read it as an adventurous fantasy escape to an alternate world. Harry Potter is the same thing. The book is fraught with symbolism...if you choose to see it. And BTW, shallow...you? I don't believe it. You don't strike me that way at all.<br /><br /><a href="http://nasharpe.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Nancy, from Just a Thought…</a>N A Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535316802416841336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-24498126033398197642009-06-06T10:36:45.872-04:002009-06-06T10:36:45.872-04:00I liked this part of the post in particular…"...I liked this part of the post in particular…"In fantasy stories we learn to understand the differences of others, we learn compassion for those things we cannot fathom, we learn the importance of keeping our sense of wonder. The strange worlds that exist in the pages of fantastic literature teach us a tolerance of other people and places and engender an openness toward new experience…”<br /><br />I’d never, ever looked at it that way. For me, it was always escapism, pure and simple. But that, I see, is the shallowest level of understand. (Well, it IS me, after all, so, you can’t expect much.) Thanks for sharing a new way to look at the genre. Gives it a whole new meaning.<br /><br />Best Regards, Galen.<br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com" rel="nofollow">GalenKindley.com </a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-15723280019394727362009-06-06T10:25:32.775-04:002009-06-06T10:25:32.775-04:00I love fantasy! It has so many windows and doorway...I love fantasy! It has so many windows and doorways to throw open to the soul!Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-13097720498113490632009-06-06T10:10:24.118-04:002009-06-06T10:10:24.118-04:00Hi Nancy,
I really appreciated your first graph h...Hi Nancy,<br /><br />I really appreciated your first graph here -- explaining the purpose of fantasy. I don't read much of the genre, but your explanation makes it sound worth getting into.Alexis Granthttp://www.alexisgrant.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-63684530446782970862009-06-06T08:13:51.965-04:002009-06-06T08:13:51.965-04:00I really like this: "genre to gain insights a...I really like this: "genre to gain insights about being human or exploring the human soul" - on some level I knew that, but I'd never put it into words the way you did. It puts fantasy into new light.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-79003629444232920262009-06-05T17:19:44.402-04:002009-06-05T17:19:44.402-04:00Hi Patricia,
Trolls can indeed be pretty scary.
...Hi Patricia,<br /><br />Trolls can indeed be pretty scary.<br /><br /><a href="http://nasharpe.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Nancy, from Just a Thought…</a>N A Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535316802416841336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-31558157391580875502009-06-05T15:26:01.734-04:002009-06-05T15:26:01.734-04:00Trolls were pretty scary when I was a kid, but I c...Trolls were pretty scary when I was a kid, but I can't remember the stories that made me uncomfortable. Seems like there was one living under a bridge that would terrorize those who wanted to cross. I would've gone on to another bridge for sure.<br /><br /><a href="http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Patricia</a>Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5025606175874441728.post-14309999900656696412009-06-05T14:25:32.156-04:002009-06-05T14:25:32.156-04:00Hi Karen,
Oh those flying monkeys scared me more ...Hi Karen,<br /><br />Oh those flying monkeys scared me more than the wicked witch, lol.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!<br /><br /><a href="http://nasharpe.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Nancy, from Just a Thought…</a>N A Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535316802416841336noreply@blogger.com