Post by Dornish Neck Tie on Aug 8, 2016 5:00:37 GMT
When looking through the fan analysis of ASOIAF, the trend that usually strikes me as the most apparent is the idea that this story really hinges on the greatest strengths and weaknesses of humans in the world we've built. What this boils down to in-story is a sometimes disturbingly uncensored depiction of the true cost of building a world that is fulfilling enough to inspire faith in its very existence.
Viewing the genre of fantasy as a whole, or really any genre of storytelling that requires ambitious world-building, I see the emotional roller coaster of ASOIAF fandom as very deliberately provoked by the writer in order to show the true cost of building a fictional world that is compelling and stimulating enough to inspire faith in its relevance.
Viewing the genre of fantasy as a whole, or really any genre of storytelling that requires ambitious world-building, I see the emotional roller coaster of ASOIAF fandom as very deliberately provoked by the writer in order to show the true cost of building a fictional world that is compelling and stimulating enough to inspire faith in its relevance.
