Fiction

Ideas of Tradition and Modernity Modulated by Narrative Fiction. Outstanding works of literature play a major role in developing distinct customs that are passed down from generation to generation. Narrative fiction does a great job at challenging the comfort and contemporary ideas of a group of people. To begin, narrative fiction contains many traditional customs. Works of literature can have many archetypes or tropes that people have always viewed as bad or good. For example, the archetype of…

purpose of this paper is to examine Walter Besant’s lecture “The Art of Fiction” in light of Henry James’ published response of the same title. I will argue that James’ is correct and warranted to critique Besant’s approach, but that James’ concerns are ultimately overstated. Besant’s lecture “The Art of Fiction” aims to defend fiction and elevate the novel among the “higher” arts. Historically, critics wouldn’t dare speak of fiction in the same breath they praise the fine arts – to even…

fiction’s happy endings have distorted the reader’s sense of reality for the betterment of society. As a matter of fact, fiction is more effective at challenging our beliefs than nonfiction, which is made to persuade through argument and evidence. As readers we tend to be reticent, analytical and suspicious of what we read when it comes to nonfiction. But when it comes to a work of fiction, we are quick to indulge our minds into the made up universe, making it effortless…

Fictional stories act as the portals to the human heart. Through fiction, people are given insight into new perspectives from a wide variety of authors and characters, and develops a sense of empathy in readers that furthers their connection to each other. The knowledge offered by fiction is best demonstrated through insight on society, one's own nature, and other perspectives. Fiction provides the reader with a deeper understanding of their own society, other societies, and possible societies.…

In the first seconds of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, 2 definitions of “pulp” are shown on the screen. “1. A soft, moist, shapeless mass of matter. 2. A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and being characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper,” and both describe the movie well. The movie is shapeless, being told non-linearly, and is a mass of pop culture references and imitation of movie genres. The movie is stylistically the latter definition by being rough around the…

The Connection between Fiction and the Imagination Reading a story to your child, spouse or reading alone sometimes release a sense of adventure, depending on the story. Many individuals use stories to learn their history, talk about their experiences, or to fantasize about a world beyond the one they live in. It does not matter why individuals decide to read, as long as the story changes some part of them by the end of the story. Stories are used to open minds of individuals that are unable to…

Science Fiction Writing: Fiction or Prediction? Much like a window into our future’s worst nightmares, the science fiction genre allows one to get that “based on a true story” horror movie feel for what could happen to the world we know. The books and stories that fall upon this category are not supposed to be a foolproof, flawless prediction of the daily lives of future generations, but do often hold some truth in the erratic world of tomorrow since they are frequently based on real events.…

Commercial fiction is important for those new to reading and those that have a hard time enjoying reading stories. I am one of those people that had a hard time enjoying reading stories. Sometimes the imagination of me sitting down with a thick and involved piece of prose next to a fire in the chills of winter entertains me, but choosing to read for fun is something that I recently have begun to do. I used to plow through articles about news, or articles about history or things without any…

Science fiction is based off on fictional ideas that seem nearly impossible to accomplish for any regular human being. Science fiction usually based the future or out in the space in different galaxies. Most of the time science fiction stories, ideas, or movies will never are or will become true. Although science fiction seems to be dying because writers have been using the same ideas over and over again that people have become used to them. However, I disagree with these speakers on their…

varying types of literature requires finding commonalities that exist between them. One particular type of literature, science fiction, in my opinion, is literature that questions the reality of life and the possibility of alternate futures. All science fiction-themed stories focus on aspects of life that individuals do not regularly think about. In the science fiction short stories that we have read, a prevailing commonality is the idea that resistance of unfamiliarities and dissimilarities…