: Re: Serious real life problems in a fantasy? I have a fantasy story I'm writing and several other fantasy ideas, which treats (in-depth or almost) some serious real life problems, such as diseases

Escapist fiction can deal more or less directly or indirectly with real problems. Western movies, for example, are highly escapist. But take a look at Pillars of the Sky (1956) a fairly little known Western.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x2bmokk_1956-pillars-of-the-sky-jeff-chandler-ward-bond-michael-ansara-dorothy-malone-kent-andes-lee-marvin_shortfilms[1]
People speculate that if advanced aliens came to Earth our society would be changed drastically just like many societies on Earth have been revolutionized by contact with higher civilizations. H.G. Wells, in The War of the Worlds (1897) directly compared the Martian invasion to European invasions of primitive societies.

Today, almost everyone in the world is a member of the worldwide technological civilization, so nobody has to face how to react to much more advanced societies - until advanced aliens discover Earth in the future.

And Pillars of the Sky give some attention to the problems faced by American Indians dealing with a much more advanced society. In one scene tribal leaders debate peace or war, with both sides making eloquent speeches and strong cases.

So even an action filled genre movie can have aspects relevant to a real life problem that many humans faced in the past and all humans might face in the future.

And a high fantasy story could, like a western movie, depict a small stone age hunter gatherer tribal society facing contact and possible conflict with a much more advanced medieval society (like in the Caribbean in 1492), or perhaps a medieval fantasy kingdom facing contact and possible conflict with a 19th century industrialized society as a more or less prominent plot point, perhaps based on real such events.

Load Full (0)

: Could I have a writing phobia? This question rather stems from my last question about inspiration vs copying from another authors work. While the suggestions I got there haven't completed resolved

@Shanna875

Load Full 2 Comments

: Kindle NCX with Chapter Header images For my book in Scrivener, I have custom images as each chapter heading instead of just "Chapter 1", which works well. However, that means the Scrivener

@Shanna875

Load Full 1 Comments

: They're your characters. You decide. They might become more patient and wise, like you suggest, or they might become tired and grumpy and less tolerant. They might become sad, living with pains

@Shanna875

Load Full 0 Comments

: Well, you can really play this in a number of ways. Since you want a inverse shaming, just think of all the pressure women are exposed to in our word and turn it around. As someone mentioned,

: Re: Serious real life problems in a fantasy? I have a fantasy story I'm writing and several other fantasy ideas, which treats (in-depth or almost) some serious real life problems, such as diseases

More posts by @Shanna875

: Could I have a writing phobia? This question rather stems from my last question about inspiration vs copying from another authors work. While the suggestions I got there haven't completed resolved

: Kindle NCX with Chapter Header images For my book in Scrivener, I have custom images as each chapter heading instead of just "Chapter 1", which works well. However, that means the Scrivener

: They're your characters. You decide. They might become more patient and wise, like you suggest, or they might become tired and grumpy and less tolerant. They might become sad, living with pains

: Well, you can really play this in a number of ways. Since you want a inverse shaming, just think of all the pressure women are exposed to in our word and turn it around. As someone mentioned,

Login to post a comment!

0 Comments

Back to top