The definition of fantasy in the dictionary is 1: imagination, fancy 2: a product of the imagination : Illusion 3: fantasia. This is probably the same words that come to my mind when I hear the word "fantasy." I also think of things like Harry Potter, Cinderella, magic, wizards, enchantment, happy things, etc. Different people have their own view of fantasy, whether it be positive or negative. In fact, in class today we had four or five students who didn't really care for fantasy because they thought it was hard to follow, not believable, and didn't really make since. Most of the class, on the other hand, enjoyed fantasy because they believed it brought excitement, imagination, and a world that they would like to live in but know they never could. Russell defines "fantasy" in a very broad sense saying it's "any story of the impossible" (194). There is no actual definition of "fantasy." It's defined differently by everybody; it's basically the definition a person's imagination creates for him or her.
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