Metaphor or Magic: How to Get the Reader to Accept the Absurd
There’s an odd phenomenon in literature: when presented with dragons and wizards in a mystical kingdom, the reader automatically accepts the fantastic elements. We understand the world offered is born wholly from imagination, and though we may not initially grasp the rules of this outlandish environment, we trust the author to show us how it […]
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