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Fantasy works are not just entertainment or escapist stories for kids. Much like classic stories, these fantasy works educate readers about stuff they wouldn’t normally care to know about. Nalo Hopkinson's Brown Girl in the Ring teaches a lot about Jamaican and African history. Gros-Jeanne (who was born in the Caribbean and moved to Canada) explains to her granddaughter, Ti-Jeanne, how important it is to serve the spirits. However, Ti-Jeanne who has begun to assimilate to Canadian culture doesn’t seem to respect her grandmothers wishes of worshipping the spirits. Despite Gros-Jeanne’s efforts, Ti-Jeanne continuously rejects her grandmother’s magic. Although, it is clear from the beginning there is magic is existing. Ti-Jeanne even has powers, herself. In the first chapter, Hopkinson says, “Ti-Jeanne could see with more than sight. Sometimes she saw how people were going to die. […] Never the peaceful deaths. Ti-Jeanne hated the visions” (9). Ti-Jeanne’s on off boyfriend is Tony. Tony is involved with a bad crowd. Tony tries to do what is right for Ti-Jeanne and her baby, but he has to …show more content…
She says fantasy can fit into four categories: Portal quest, Intrusion, immersive, or liminal. A portal quest is where the protagonist leaves the world they know and moves into an unknown magical world, much like Wizard of Oz. An intrusion is described as the opposite. The fantasy world comes into the world and starts to change it. A good example of this is an alien invasion. In immersive fantasy, the magic is already preexisting in the world as we know it. Finally, liminal fantasy is where the protagonist doesn’t really know if there is anything super natural going on. The magic is only seen out of the corner of their eye. Brown girl in the Ring fits into Mendlesohn’s category of immersive. The magic in the story already exist in the world as we know it. Mendlesohn’s categories are used to fit all

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