Is Fantasy a dream or an escape? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Keeper of Dol Guldur · 01-07-2003, 07:42 PM

You know, there are seemingly plenty of philisophical reasons to find an escape from reality, some are quite lengthy and quite well thought, but I have to say that I myself do not read fantasy for an escape or to relive lost dreams. I read fantasy because good fantasy is some of the most well thought and best written literature of all. This holds especially true in the case of the Lord of the Rings.

And lets not forget the main reason we all truly read fantasy; it lets us put our own imaginations to use. Fantasy is cool like that, very, very, very cool.

01-07-2003, 07:42 PM	#26
Keeper of Dol Guldur Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 315, CNY Boys and girls. Posts: 405	You know, there are seemingly plenty of philisophical reasons to find an escape from reality, some are quite lengthy and quite well thought, but I have to say that I myself do not read fantasy for an escape or to relive lost dreams. I read fantasy because good fantasy is some of the most well thought and best written literature of all. This holds especially true in the case of the Lord of the Rings. And lets not forget the main reason we all truly read fantasy; it lets us put our own imaginations to use. Fantasy is cool like that, very, very, very cool. __________________ "I come from yonder...Have you seen Baggins? Baggins has left, he is coming. He is not far away. I wish to find him. If he passes will you tell me? I will come back with gold." - Khamul the Easterling

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