Vincent Nguyen Fantasy Worlds are engaging because they are believable; this statement is undoubtedly true as the

books, Magician, Alices Adventures in Wonderland and the Hobbit, revolve around the idea of building credible characters that are relatable as well as engaging. Rather than having fantastic and weird characters as their surroundings themselves. Credibility in characters helps build the plot and cause the reader to see how a character(s) evolve and keeps the reader guessing rather than having a mythical creature start a quest and knowing already how its all going to end. The world themselves follow the same thing; a desolate forest filled planet with tyrannical animals would not engage me as such as would as lets say the real world. The hobbit written by J.R.R Tolkien depicts the idea of real-world fantasy as hes very own imaginary world of which the story takes place in is called Middle Earth. The Hobbit is centered of course on a particular hobbit, and Tolkien begins the story by using an omniscient unknown narrator to describe dwarves and letting our imagination create this credible and realistic world as they are compared to humans. They are (or were) a little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarves, hobbits have no beards, they are inclined to be fat in the stomach; they dress in bright colors and wear no shoes have clever brown fingers, good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs. The use of descriptive language as well the use of cumulation makes paint a picture to which readers can almost see, and hear. The author utilizes a place exactly like earth but is ruled by mythological creatures such as dragons, dwarves, harpies and the like. A quote reflecting this would be There were many paths that led into those mountains and many passes over them. But most of the paths were cheats and deceptions and led nowhere or to bad ends; and most of the passes were infested by evil things and dreadful dangers. J.R.R Tolkien stated himself in his essay on fairy stores describes how stores resembling the realms of faearie or realms of the fae need to provide opportunities for regaining a clearer perspective on the real world. Similarly, this idea of real world and realistic relatable characters, such is Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Where is follows tale of Alice in Wonderland and has been one of most analyzed story in literature, some say it was a work designed to criticize drug culture and also the Church of England. However, Lewis Carol establishes realistic characters with realistic problems and puts them into imaginary worlds and we the readers see how they react under such pressures and thus we become more human. Lewis Carol incorporates the theme of identity, as Alice upon first arrival in the antechamber to wonderland is that she is a curious child whom was fond of pretending to be two other people this reflects how people struggle in their day to day lives figuring out their own selves, this relatable and engaging theme factors into the amazing world of wonderland. Although Wonderland is a supposedly a place where anything can happen, the events are nonetheless grounded in a realistic setting. Familiar things make the story believable such as a three legged glass table, a tiny golden key, locked doors and the loveliest garden you ever saw. The story is brought to life, by making it seem like its happening through a childs eyes. Like the hobbit, Magician by Raymond E Fiest, incorporates the theme of Good versus Evil, a theme which exists in our everyday lives making the story come to life in many different ones, one which is empathy. This is especially seen by the main character, Pug who battles his inner self because he being a magician and an exceptionally powerful one because he draws powers from 2 different and warring

Vincent Nguyen worlds. He must balance his thoughts, and is forced to take many sides and perspectives during the story. Of course what makes every human, human? The lust for power, the desire of power in the story is shown by many of the people in the story, or called in story Tsurani, and they discuss Thomas unquestionable thirst for power which relates to good vs evil as Good people do commit seemingly evil acts as well, this is reflected in the quote "Thomas was a boy of good and noble heart, with no
taint of evil in his soul. Perchance he will grow to master the dark side of the magic."