{"id":14973,"date":"2024-03-13T16:35:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T16:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/fiction-can-be-enjoyed-for-what-it-is-in-itself-it-doesnt-have-support-some-aspect-of-the-real-world-to-have-value\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T16:35:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T16:35:15","slug":"fiction-can-be-enjoyed-for-what-it-is-in-itself-it-doesnt-have-support-some-aspect-of-the-real-world-to-have-value","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/fiction-can-be-enjoyed-for-what-it-is-in-itself-it-doesnt-have-support-some-aspect-of-the-real-world-to-have-value\/","title":{"rendered":"fiction can be enjoyed for what it is in itself. it doesn’t have support some aspect of the real world to have value."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eng 183<\/span> <\/span>Class Final- \u201cBook Defense\u201d<\/span>
We\u2019ve learned to respond to texts, analyze them, and even take sides in a debate.<\/span>
Now, we\u2019re going to use all of our acquired wisdom in a massive Book Defense for a beloved, imaginative<\/span>
book.<\/span>
One last fight that I\u2019m pulling you into!<\/span>
Tangent: For serious-minded people, please skip to page 2<\/span>
Imagine there\u2019s a debate between two hypothetical people; one of them is a bearded college English instructor<\/span>
with a book-buying addiction and depression, and the other one is wrong.<\/span>
The question they\u2019re arguing is, \u201cIs a story only good if it\u2019s about something real?\u201d<\/span>
The instructor argues, \u201cA story is great when an author makes something real.\u201d<\/span>
Abracadabra-<\/span>\u201cI will create as I speak.\u201d<\/span>
For example, one of the most moving stories I\u2019ve read is about a Sumerian King named<\/span> <\/span>Gilgamesh.<\/span> <\/span>The story<\/span>
affected me, the experience of reading it changed the chemical makeup of my soul.<\/span>
And, where are the Sumerian Kings now? Have you ever met one, is there one breathing, somewhere on the<\/span>
earth right now? In fact, the idea I have of the Sumerians is a fiction. It\u2019s not real. It is only a vague<\/span>
approximation of the real Sumerians, and most likely wrong in some key ways, but it nonetheless affects me, I<\/span>
am changed by it, and I am a new person because of it.<\/span>
I form emotional connections to fictitious characters all the time. They were real enough to change the neuronic<\/span>
pathways of my brain, more than most \u201creal\u201d people whom I will never meet ever will.<\/span>
But somehow, learning compassion and heartbreak from fiction makes real changes to who I am.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Finally, the Final!<\/span>
J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Brian Jaques created fictional worlds for children and the physically aged,<\/span>
worlds that were unapologetically new worlds, that existed without being metaphorical comparisons or<\/span>
allegorical life lessons.<\/span>
Tolkien expressed as much in a preface to one of many editions of<\/span> <\/span>The Lord of the Rings<\/span>:<\/span>
\u201cI cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect<\/span>
its presence. I much prefer history \u2013 true or feigned\u2013 with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers.<\/span>
I think that many confuse applicability with allegory, but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the<\/span>
purposed domination of the author.\u201d<\/span>
In the preface to one edition of<\/span> <\/span>Watership Down,<\/span> <\/span>Richard Admas had to spell this out for readers:<\/span>
\u201cIt was meant to be just a story, and it remains that. A story, a jolly good story I must admit, but it remains a story.\u201d<\/span>
\u201cCan fiction be enjoyed for what it is in itself, or must it support some aspect of the real world to have value?\u201d<\/span>
You, my friends, must take a side. I want you to<\/span> <\/span>take an imaginative book you love<\/span>, and then<\/span> <\/span>defend it<\/span>, using<\/span>
the Rubric below.<\/span>
I know for many of us, the most honest answer would be, \u201cWell, I like when a story has a moral over here, and I<\/span>
like this other book for itself,\u201d but<\/span> <\/span>pretend you have to choose one side!<\/span>
You can absolutely disagree with my position. Those who’ve done so on past assignments can tell you, when<\/span>
it\u2019s done well, nothing but reward. Fantasy, folk tale, detective story, ghost story, \u201cChoose your own<\/span>
adventure\u201d, macabre, light-hearted, joyful and wholesome; just make sure it is a book you love, and the writing<\/span>
will follow.<\/span><\/p>\n
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What if we could bridge the gap between the formative, creative literature of childhood, to keep a hope for such<\/span>
transformative work as adults? What if there was literature just as free, and formative, that gave us the language<\/span>
to not only process our lives today but break open the world to radically change it into a better one?<\/span>
Final Rubric<\/span>
Requirements:<\/span> <\/span>Points<\/span>
-Successfully argued your position with:<\/span>
Claim<\/span>
Evidence<\/span>
and Examples<\/span>
10 pts<\/span>
-4-pg minimum, four full pages<\/span> <\/span>10 pts<\/span>
-formatting<\/span>
1\u201d margins, 12-pt font, Times New Roman, double-<\/span>
spaced, with numbered pages, and no spaces between<\/span>
paragraphs<\/span>
5 pts<\/span>
-Essay Requirements<\/span>
Thesis<\/span>
(At Least) three Supporting points<\/span>
Counterargument<\/span>
Rebuttal<\/span>
and Conclusion<\/span>
all highlighted<\/span>
10 pts<\/span>
-At least 8 in-text citations,<\/span>
listed in Work Cited at the end of the Essay,<\/span>
On its own page, in MLA format:<\/span>
Alphabetized by last name or corporate author<\/span>
with hanging indent<\/span>
10 pts<\/span>
-Spelling and Grammar<\/span> <\/span>5 pts<\/span><\/p>\n
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I want to make the point that books help people cope with reality by creating a buffer of fiction between the pain characters experience and our own real life dilemmas. I have a Colleen hoover story of my recent life and reading books like strange sally diamond has helped me escape the pain of my situation. Not everything must serve a purpose further than enjoyment. I also want to make a point that as a male teacher or males in general may feel the statement a little stronger than women because we have paved the way with enjoying awful romance novels for entertainment for years.<\/div>\n
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Attached is one of my recent sloppy essays and some word vomit on thoughts. I am currently putting a new protection order against my ex and my brain is fried. I can’t tie my thoughts together for this. <\/div>\n
I love Strange Sally Diamond though and it is a recent read. The Forgotten Garden had the same effect on me and Clan of the Cave Bear. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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