Fantasy Presentation! Here comes the… By: Vik Patcha , Kristen DeMayo, Eric , Pat Mcclellan and Laura Michaels

The Wonderful World of Fantasy The intriguing world of Fantasy has captured the minds and curiosity of people from all ages for centuries. The interesting and unbelievable detail to the characters their settings and plots set a Fantasy story alone in its genre. The Fantasy genre demonstrates stories of the unimaginable or the impossible. These stories often include talking animals, alternative worlds, time travel, and magic.

Animal Fantasy Show human emotions Wear clothes Human in story has a minor role Magic only happens when the human remains innocent or young. Animals have human qualities

Toy Fantasy In the toy story like the animal fantasy the toys: Come to life in the story They have human like qualities They can talk They live in a home The humans usually have a small part in the story These toys wish to become human

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Magical Fantasy and Tall Tales All Fantasy stories contain magic which is any phenomenon that is contrary to the laws of the natural world. However, in some fantasies, this becomes the main focus of the story. These magical stories always has conditions attached to them. There are always restrictions to ones powers. People have a tendency of getting very uncomfortable when no strings are attached to the character.

Enchanted Journeys and Alternative Worlds In many fantasies the main character goes on a journey very often it is to a fantasy world or an alternative world. The Journey motif goes back as far as Homer’s the Odyssey. Enchanted journeys normally begin in the regular world and he or she enters the enchanted realm. Most of the time the protagonist is on a journey to complete some goal.

Enchanted Journeys and Alternative Worlds Continued The credibility of these stories are normally helped with the fact that the fanciful events can only happen the new world not the primary one. Many children enjoy these types of stories because it demonstrates how the weaker characters can dominate and beat the bigger bullies.

Supernatural and Time Shift Fantasy These are among the most popular types of Fantasy. These types include ghosts, witches, mysterious or unexplainable occurrences. These also include stories about Time Travel. All of these are taking place in our primary world. Younger children like nicer ghost stories while older teenagers like scarier ones. The more violent or gruesome, the more they seem to enjoy it.

Science Fiction and Space Fantasy These types of fantasy are very close related to the supernatural and time shift fantasies. Science Fiction usually focuses on a life in the future on earth or another planet. Usually contain stories about Aliens from outer space. Many times they dramatize technology to the extent of them dominating human kind.

Heroic and Quest Fantasy There is a hero or heroine that is in a colossal battle against a all powerful evil. Very often the fate of the society rests on the conclusion of the battle. The Heroic fantasies are normally better woven then those of the supernatural fantasies. In some heroic fantasies, the hero is taken from the primary world to the secondary world. Most of these stories focus on the hero’s quest for identity.