Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24732895-20140910035928/@comment-11533671-20140919181806

The only side I'm on is my own. Lol.

I'm not going to rehash the Malia debate which, for me, isn't an issue. Just thought I would point out something because it is factual...I am not presenting an argument.

Fiction theory is NOT a universally accepted theory. There are many scholars, such as literary critic Thomas Pavel, that have presented various challenges to the theory.

Also, fiction theory is a collection of scholarly ideas meant to establish how literature is an art form that can teach us certain things beyond the written word...ie..."Hunger Games" is less a story about Katniss and more of a political argument. It is concerned with the meaning behind the words, which in a fictional television show, has no bearing.

Lastly, the idea that fictional worlds mimic ours until stated otherwise is only one theorists view and even then it still does not apply to worlds that have established differences that are vastly different from our own (such as having supernatural creatures). It's applicability is for worlds that have minimal differences...ie...a parallel world wherein Al Gore was President.

Fiction theory is used to define the context of written works. It establishes no such thing in regards to fantasy worlds or other mediums.