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Exploring the Interplay Between Reality and Imagination in Fantasy Worlds

This analysis delves into the intricate relationship between real and imagined worlds, examining how pretense and fantasy coexist. Through the lens of stories, both realistic and fantastical, we explore characters that blur the lines between these realms, questioning societal norms and constraints. The paper highlights the developmental aspects of children's understanding of reality versus fantasy, pondering whether knowledge constrains their imaginative play. We consider various narrative structures and the role of justification in creating compelling fantasy settings that engage readers while respecting their understanding of the real world.

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Exploring the Interplay Between Reality and Imagination in Fantasy Worlds

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  1. Not-real worlds • Pretense • Real  Pretend • Honor constraints • Pretend  Real • Counter-normative pretend play? • Dreams • Real  Dream • Honor constraints? Allow fantasy? • Dream  Real

  2. Imaginary companions and paracosms • Real  Imaginary • Violations of real-world constraints • Honoring of real-world constraints

  3. Stories • Biography • Realistic fiction • Non-realistic fiction • Fantasy

  4. What makes a story fantastical? • Events in the story are fantastical • Main character is fantastical • Main character is real (but supporting characters are fantastical) • Asymmetry: • Real characters can only participate in real events. • Fantastical characters participate in both real and fantastical events. • But realistic characters can participate in fantastical events (Harry Potter).

  5. Friedman & Van de Vondervoort • Parallels with pretense – role of justification • Violation of social norms • Other inferences? • Resistance • Cultural fantasy figures • MCI • What develops?

  6. Sobel and Weisberg • Role played by knowledge about the fictional world • What develops?

  7. Beck and Sunda • When do children need to generate reality? • How does this process work? • Is it constrained by knowledge?

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