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branmakmuffin
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 Posted - 12 Jul 2003 : 06:51:33
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Bookwyrm
Great Reader
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Posted - 12 Jul 2003 : 07:50:04
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You really think so? You think everyone wants a story that's more realistic than idealistic? In the real world, good and evil are often evenly matched. No one likes a story where the good guys loose in the end. But they often do in real life.
Same thing with the romances. People want hope, hope that their lives aren't as worthless as they feel. They want good to triumph over evil, they want the people to fall in love. I'm not talking about fairy tales, I'm talking about ordinary people who just happen to fall in love. It doesn't have to be true love. And it's okay if the road's more than a little rocky. That makes it all the more real, and lets others believe that maybe they can overcome their obstacles as well.
I wouldn't call the relationship between Danilo and Arilyn a true-love romance, but that's the sort of thing that people want. Not too much angst, not too little progress, and you get the sense that everything will work out. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 12 Jul 2003 : 08:41:45
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Everyone has different perspectives on this Bookwyrm. Sometimes there are times when people enjoy the story that is more realistic, than idealistic, as they can identify with what is occuring in the story. The tricky thing with idealism, is that sometimes it is impossible to attain in a given set of circumstances at a specific time.
However, should the idealistic hopes of that same person who identified with the realistic earlier triumph, so much the better, as you say people want hope. It allows them to strive past adversity. As in the example you stated, Danilo and Arilyn's relationship continues to evolve, adapting to the obstacles that are strewn across their path, each step forging a closer and closer bond between the two.
I guess it really all depends on how people choose to interpret what romance means to them personally.
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