Fan Fiction
FAN FICTION - SIGNATURE ASSIGNMENT
Safwan Alhawsawi
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April 15th, 2023
The Life of Wizard Uncle Bernard
Dark Fantasy is a genre.
Characters
Uncle Bernard: The strong witch who resides in a structure supported by goats. A lot of people dread her because of her reputation for cunning and unpredictability.
Joyce is a young child who lives next to Uncle Bernard's hut in a small village. She wants to learn magic and is fearless and inquisitive.
The goat is a gigantic talking goat with a mischievous disposition who serves as Uncle Bernard's magical friend.
Felix is a formidable magician and Baba Yaga's foe. He wants to defeat Baba Yaga to demonstrate his greatness because he is conceited.
Creating
The story is set in a gloomy forest near a small community. Uncle Bernard's strange and uncomfortable mansion sits in the center of the forest, adjacent to magical trees and a lovely garden.
The plot
Joyce, who is captivated by magic, makes the decision to travel into the eerie forest to ask Uncle Bernard for assistance in learning magic. Joyce must achieve three impossible things for Uncle Bernard to agree to educate her. In the meantime, Uncle Bernard's adversary Felix is committed to dethroning him and demonstrating his dominance. He attempts to undermine Uncle Bernard's tasks through magic, but Joyce and the goat manage to outwit him. In the end, Joyce succeeds in all three assignments, winning the respect of Uncle Bernard and becoming his apprentice. Felix leaves the woodland after losing and being humiliated.
Motivations
Joyce's goal is to master magic and develop into a formidable sorceress. Finding an apprentice who is bold and intelligent enough to one day take her position is Uncle Bernard's driving force. Felix is driven by a desire to vanquish Uncle Bernard and rise to the position of the greatest wizard in the kingdom. Character motivations are vividly depicted by the backstories and characteristics of the characters. As an illustration, Joyce is a brave and driven young woman who is willing to take chances to attain her objectives (Kaplan, 2006). She wants to show herself to her family and community, gain knowledge and authority, and do all of this by becoming Uncle Bernard's apprentice. Felix, on the other hand, demonstrates his jealousy-based motivation and desire for retribution toward Joyce. He tries everything in his power to discredit Joyce, whom he views as a rival, and to demonstrate his supremacy. The motivations of the protagonists in the dark fantasy subgenre are nuanced, and occasionally even ethically dubious (Lee, 2012). For instance, Uncle Bernard's reasons for hiring an apprentice might not be entirely selfless, and she might have secret goals of her own. The motivation gives the story greater depth and makes it more compelling.
Pacing and Organization
The opening defines the environment and introduces the characters, along with their goals. The story has a distinct middle and finale. The tempo picks up during the chores but slows down for the character and dialogue development (Jamison, 2013). The players in this situation are Joyce, Uncle Bernard, Felix, and the goat, and the scene is a weird and dark woodland. The primary conflict and the challenges the characters must face are present in the story's middle. Felix attempts to thwart Joyce's efforts as she completes three impossible tasks to become Uncle Bernard's apprentice. The tension is finally resolved, and the story comes to a satisfying finish. The story's tempo mirrors the genre's tone as well. A dramatic, suspenseful story with elements of terror and peril is what is meant by the term "dark fantasy" (Jamison, 2013). The action parts, such as when Joyce completes her chores, have a faster pace than the character development and dialogue scenes, which have a slower pace.
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References
Jamison, A. (2013). Fic: Why fanfiction is taking over the world. BenBella Books, Inc.
Kaplan, D. (2006). Construction of fan fiction character through narrative. Fan fiction and fan communities in the age of the internet, 134-152.
Lee, T. (2012). Fan activities from P2P file sharing to fansubs and fan fiction: motivations, policy concerns, and recommendations. Tex. Rev. Ent. & Sports L., 14, 181.