Profound Text.
Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis
This week I basically just continued to learn and write about the elements of literature. What I found particularly interesting was how there were elements of fantasy in The Most Dangerous Game. While I was first reading through it, I thought there wasn't any. There wasn't any magic, nor unicorns, or anything of the sort. Those were the things I thought pretty much defined a fantasy story. While I was writing my essay, however, I realized The Most Dangerous Game had more fantasy in it than meets the eye. A lot of the plot draws parallel to what can be encountered in a fantasy story. In addition, I felt some things within the story referenced traditional fantasy. Things like how the protagonist shows up to an actual castle to receive his quest. If castles aren't fantasy, I don't know what is. Or how he is greeted at the door by a giant. A giant in a castle seems extremely fantastical.
Beyond these references to fantasy, however, there isn't a whole lot more. Everything afterwards in the story just logically runs its course. What I learned from doing this is that there are a lot of parallels within different pieces of writing that I probably often miss. I'll try to be more observant when I read in the future. That being said, I'm not sure how important recognizing these parallels are. With The Most Dangerous Game, even though I know that it has the basis of a fantasy story, I don't think it really adds anything to my experience or comprehension. This something I think I will find out by reading more.
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