tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post468295165740812135..comments2023-05-17T10:15:59.765+02:00Comments on A. K. Fotinos-Hoyer: You are What you ReadA. K. Fotinos-Hoyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16954824461425569495noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-76735189910632845032012-05-23T15:43:58.818+02:002012-05-23T15:43:58.818+02:00The whole idea is kind of mind-blowing to me (I su...The whole idea is kind of mind-blowing to me (I suppose it's a bit obvious in hindsight, but I never really considered it before).A. K. Fotinos-Hoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954824461425569495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-65436084391178482442012-05-23T15:21:20.697+02:002012-05-23T15:21:20.697+02:00That does make sense. I think it's probably t...That does make sense. I think it's probably true that we react to real life based on both our real-life experiences and those experiences that we've had virtually, through fiction.SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126306619182458823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-48426387822750335872012-05-21T07:24:28.333+02:002012-05-21T07:24:28.333+02:00Or maybe I'm a hyper-involved reader? haha.
I...Or maybe I'm a hyper-involved reader? haha.<br /><br />I don't know if I agree either that everyone secretly wants to be the hero - it really depends on the writing and on which character(s) I can personally connect with the most. Sometimes, the villain can have such a great backstory and reason for being the way they are that I can end up empathizing more with him/her than with the hero.A. K. Fotinos-Hoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954824461425569495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-28150475076766188042012-05-21T07:21:35.827+02:002012-05-21T07:21:35.827+02:00Maybe I'm just an uninvolved reader, then. x3
...Maybe I'm just an uninvolved reader, then. x3<br />Sophomore year, we were introduced to this theory that the hero's journey is a timeless story because everyone secretly wants to be the hero. <br />And I said,"Why would I want to be the hero? The hero goes through absolute hell. I pity the hero. Why the heck would I want to be Odysseus? His life sucks in this story."McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-85419779070243446852012-05-20T21:51:37.052+02:002012-05-20T21:51:37.052+02:00I don't think I've ever read about a parti...I don't think I've ever read about a particular character who was just like me either. But, there's usually some particular trait I can identify with, and I definitely think that I can tend to bring that one trait out in myself more when I'm really into the character's story. <br /><br />There are some books (usually later books in a series where I've gotten completely involved and invested in the story) which make me feel like the events are a part of my life. Like, I might be on the verge of saying to my husband, "You won't believe what said/did/revealed about his/her past today!" And I think it's those books which might make me think about my own, real world through the eyes of the MC. Kinda freaky.A. K. Fotinos-Hoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954824461425569495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-51052965758367144072012-05-20T21:47:14.536+02:002012-05-20T21:47:14.536+02:00That's true - and I am glad that I can read ab...That's true - and I am glad that I can read about situations I haven't personally experienced and better understand people who have through the reading experience. But I wonder too if I subconsciously catalogue those experiences in my mind as my own (emotionally anyways). I wonder, do I react to actual experiences in my life based on a combination of past experiences which I may or may not have experienced personally? Does that make any sense? haha.A. K. Fotinos-Hoyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954824461425569495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-7181338744802491232012-05-20T21:33:36.673+02:002012-05-20T21:33:36.673+02:00It's not often I identify with a particular ch...It's not often I identify with a particular character, as in, I don't think I've ever thought to myself, "This girl is JUST like me!" <br /><br />I think reading affects the thoughts I have. I'll often quote concepts I've read or begin thinking about topics in a different light because of a book. Most often they are topics that have already been in my mind, but an author phrases it ten times better than I ever could.McKenzie McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707799179783394809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5075307243945196771.post-55263805524421336652012-05-20T20:47:35.497+02:002012-05-20T20:47:35.497+02:00I believe fiction enhances a person's empathet...I believe fiction enhances a person's empathetic abilities by exposing them to situations they wouldn't necessarily experience in their own life. <br /><br />For instance: shame and anger after making a bad decision. The reader sees that in a character and understands why someone who's done something wrong might react with anger. <br /><br />But that doesn't mean the reader would also absorb bad decision-making skills....Do you see what I'm saying?SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126306619182458823noreply@blogger.com