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| *Portal | | *Portal |
| Portal Fantasy begins with a magical doorway connecting two worlds separated by space and time. The hero either passes through it willingly or is summoned to the other world—usually to help save the other world. The hero usually spends the whole story trying to get home. [http://bestfantasybooks.com/portal-fantasy.html] This isn’t always the case. In the Harry Potter series, the main characters would prefer to be in the magical world versus the “muggle” world. Typically in portal fantasies the characters spend too much time trying to get home versus exploring and experiencing the new world. [http://bestfantasybooks.com/portal-fantasy.html] C.S Lewis and Lewis Carroll, for example, have found a balance in the experience and the need to find home. In the Chronicles of Narnia, most of the characters want to go back home but others want to explore the new land. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, she falls through a rabbit hole into this magical place. Although her main focus is to get home, she does explore and experience everything this place has to offer. In portal fantasy, not only can you travel to difference places you can travel to different times. In Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ranson Riggs, one of the main characters uses time travel to go back to 1940. Portal fantasies are often about ensuring that the worlds stay divided. [http://bestfantasybooks.com/portal-fantasy.html] In the Harry Potter series, the magical folk make it a priority that the “muggles” have no idea that their world exists. Ultimately, aside from moving from the real world into another more magical world, Portal Fantasy is a versatile and open-ended sub-genre where anything is possible. [http://bestfantasybooks.com/portal-fantasy.html]
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| *Secondary World | | *Secondary World |
| Secondary World consist of many different fictional scenarios and mirrors the author’s thoughts then what actually happens in the world itself.[http://http://damiengwalter.com/2012/04/15/secondary-world-problems/] In this type of world things go above and beyond measures. Different fantasies have a variety of twists and plots, but in secondary world the author puts your mind in another world. It seems unreal but it explores and unveil the rules and nature of that world. It contains having characters that nearly have more power then one man himself could bear. Low, High, Heroic, and Dark fantasies are some different fantasies that have secondary world. | | Secondary World consist of many different fictional scenarios and mirrors the author’s thoughts then what actually happens in the world itself.[http://http://damiengwalter.com/2012/04/15/secondary-world-problems/] In this type of world things go above and beyond measures. Different fantasies have a variety of twists and plots, but in secondary world the author puts your mind in another world. It seems unreal but it explores and unveil the rules and nature of that world. It contains having characters that nearly have more power then one man himself could bear. Low, High, Heroic, and Dark fantasies are some different fantasies that have secondary world. |
| High Fantasies are characterized by its setting, characters, and even the plot.[http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fantasy] | | High Fantasies are characterized by its setting, characters, and even the plot. In these stories characters such as dragons, elves, wizards, and dwarfs can be found all over in secondary world.[http://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fantasy] “The Lord of The Rings” is one the best great high fantasy novels created [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings]. In Lord of The Rings the ring symbolized power and evil. The Dark Lord Sauron created this ring to overrule all other ring of powers as the supersonic weapon to overtake middle-earth. The second fantasy characteristic is the “Eye of Sauron”.[http://http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Sauron] The Eye represents a dark symbol. The Eye was used to protect the surroundings of Mordor, a way for Lord Sauron to see all. |
| In this type of fantasies, characters such as dragons, elves, wizards, and dwarfs can be found all over in secondary world. The Lord of the Rings is one the best high fantasy novels created. In Lord of The Rings, The Ring symbolizes power and evil.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings] The Dark Lord Sauron creates this Ring to overrule all other ring of powers as the supersonic weapon to overtake middle-earth.[http://http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Sauron] Another second fantasy characteristic is "The Eye,” which represents a darker symbol. The Eye is used to protect the surroundings of Mordor, a way for Lord Sauron to see all around. | | Heroic Fantasies is like a timeline of events for a character in the secondary world.[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicFantasy] Heroic is a bit different from high fantasies, its problems are generally those of the heroes, not the world. A great example of this would be, Frodo Baggins from Lord of The Rings.[http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Frodo_Baggins] Frodo is a hobbit who takes on a quest with a wizard, dwarfs, and others to destroy the “ring” in the fire of Mount Doom. The journey Frodo takes is a test of survival. Having to travel thousands of miles by foot, escaping the black riders, and fighting off Sauron’s men. With Froto holding the only Ring to control middle earth. While the journey continued he lost the urge to destroy the Ring, wanting to retain the ring for himself. Eventually he gets passed “the Eye” and reaches the volcano to destroy the Ring, but Gollum attacks and bites off his finger but loses his balance and falls off the cliff, so the ring was destroyed. |
| Heroic Fantasies are like a timeline of events for a character in the secondary world. Heroic is a bit different from high fantasies.[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HeroicFantasy] Its problems are generally those of the heroes, not the world. A great example of this would be, Frodo Baggins from “The Lord of the Rings”.[http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Frodo_Baggins] Frodo is a hobbit who takes on a quest with a wizard, dwarfs, and others to destroy The Ring in the fire of Mount Doom. The journey Frodo takes is a test of survival. Traveling for thousands of miles Frodo adventures a series of task, including escaping a group of black riders and the rest of Sauron's men. As the journey continues he loses the urge to destroy The Ring but with all the risk taken to go destroy it Frodo still continues his mission and gets pass “The Eye” and reaches the volcano to destroy The Ring . A hobbit named Gollum attacks and bites off Frodo's finger but loses his balance and falls off the cliff with the ring destroying The Ring and dying. | |
| Low Fantasies are set in the real world with magical components. Low Fantasy can be described as an opposition to High Fantasy with non rational events occurring in a rational setting. [http://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/low-fantasy.html] It does not consist of magical creatures or land. Low Fantasy stories mainly focus on the individual’s daily life.Harry Potter is an example of a very popular Low Fantasy novel. [http://www.futurefiction.com/harry_potter_novels.htm] The series showcases the adventures of a young wizard. Harry’s quest is to overcome the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort. Lord Voldemort wants to become immortal and conquer the wizard world. His plan is to destroy all of the people in his way. American Gods is another novel that displays Low Fantasy. [http://www.neilgaiman.com/works/Books/American+Gods/in/180/] The point of this story was that gods and mythical creatures existed simply because people believed in them. Immigrants brought spirits and gods with them to the United States.The conflict is the war between the new gods and the old ones.
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| Dark Fantasies are stories that use elements of horror. The focus of a Dark Fantasy is not to scare the reader, it is to expose the reader to different creatures.[https://colleenanderson.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/writing-what-is-dark-fantasy/] This makes it very different from actual horror. The Hunger Games is a great example, taking place in a nation called Panem. Panem was the result of destruction of their continent’s civilization due to a tragic event.[http://www.wired.com/2012/03/katniss-everdeen-hollywood-heroines/]This novel is written in the voice of a 16 year old named Katniss Everdeen. The hunger games is an event that is held between a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18. This is a televised battle between the two. They battle until the death.
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| *Epic Fantasy | | *Epic Fantasy |
| Epic fantasy , often mistaken for high fantasy, takes its name from the tradition of epic poetry. Like epic poetry, epic fantasy novels have many characters and long, complex plots which help shape the nature of the world.[http://fantasy-fiction.com/2013/what-makes-epic-fantasy-epic] Epic fantasy tales have a high level of magic and violence. Although epic fantasy can be traced back to the epic of Beowulf and Gilgamesh, epic fantasy is still the most popular sub-genre of fantasy. Modern versions of epic fantasy tend to be more complicated and realistic. The difference between right and wrong is not as easily separated. The most popular epic fantasy novels of today are J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones.[http://bestfantasybooks.com/epic-fantasy.html]
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| *Romantic Fantasy | | *Romantic Fantasy |
| Romance fantasy stories share the same basic story line. The heroine has lost her place in society and must form new relationships, including social, political, and romantic relationships, in order to gain acceptance elsewhere. The heroine usually possesses magical powers and falls in love with a man who is also capable of performing magic. However, the magic in romance fantasy is much gentler. The heroine and the hero discover together how their powers can be used in order to restore good. Unlike realistic novels, romance fantasy novels can end unhappily. Although there is little to no violence, non-graphic sex is common.[http://bestfantasybooks.com/romantic-fantasy.html]
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