6 Week 4 summary

This week you have considered some of the differences between real and fictional characters and why our reactions to villains who are not real are different to those who are real. You have considered the idea that fictional characters might offer the opportunity for self expansion, and have also considered how we might experience changes in our self concept, expanding into the friendships that we make with fictional characters. You have also learned about a few different theories that scholars have about how we relate to villains and what implications this might have for us outside our own reading, in the real world. You have also heard a little more from fiction writers about how they find readers relate to their characters.