I tend to go for the most familiar types of stories first, I'm not sure what that means about my brains abilities but I have felt at times that reading was a similar feeling to addiction for me. Once I started reading stories about fantasy realms, where people had to get through unimaginable heartache to survive, that was the only kind o…
I tend to go for the most familiar types of stories first, I'm not sure what that means about my brains abilities but I have felt at times that reading was a similar feeling to addiction for me. Once I started reading stories about fantasy realms, where people had to get through unimaginable heartache to survive, that was the only kind of story I wanted. I went through piles and piles of YA novels in my highschool years of books with that same concept. Maybe part of me needed to learn more skills to adapt to difficult circumstances? I dunno but I thought this thought was relevant to the discussion 😅
That's a fascinating insight! I think you're onto something here, for sure. The hero's journey is so compelling and enduring, I think, because we all need to overcome something - external threats or internal conflicts - and stories, throughout the ages, have shown us how or given us the hope that it ca be done
I tend to go for the most familiar types of stories first, I'm not sure what that means about my brains abilities but I have felt at times that reading was a similar feeling to addiction for me. Once I started reading stories about fantasy realms, where people had to get through unimaginable heartache to survive, that was the only kind of story I wanted. I went through piles and piles of YA novels in my highschool years of books with that same concept. Maybe part of me needed to learn more skills to adapt to difficult circumstances? I dunno but I thought this thought was relevant to the discussion 😅
That's a fascinating insight! I think you're onto something here, for sure. The hero's journey is so compelling and enduring, I think, because we all need to overcome something - external threats or internal conflicts - and stories, throughout the ages, have shown us how or given us the hope that it ca be done