1. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Chapter 7 Modern Fantasy

2. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Modern Fantasy  Fantasy for Today’s child  Modern Fairy Tales  Modern Fantasy  Science Fiction

3. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Modern Fairy Tales  The Beginnings of the Modern Fairy Tale  Fairy Tales Today

4. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Modern Fantasy  Evaluating Modern Fantasy  Animal Fantasy  The World of Toys and Dolls  Eccentric Characters and Preposterous Situations  Extraordinary Worlds  Magical Powers

5. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Modern Fantasy (cont.)  Suspense and the Supernatural  Time-Shift Fantasy  Imaginary Realms  High Fantasy  The Struggle Between Good and Evil  Quests and Adventures

6. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Modern Fantasy The following specific questions might guide an evaluation of modern fantasy.  What are the fantasy elements of the story?  How has the author made the story believable?

7. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Evaluating Modern Fantasy (cont.)  Is the story logical and consistent within the framework established by the author?  Is the plot original and ingenious?  Is there a universal truth underlying the metaphor of fantasy?  How does the story compare to other books of the same kind or by the same author?

8. © 2004 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Science Fiction  Through the Door  Visitors to Earth  Outer Space and Cyberspace  Views of the Future