Subject: Well, I'd prefer the Mirror of Erised...
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Posted on: 2008-09-08 02:49:00 UTC
...for the simple reason that death would be much slower, and of the Sue's own making.
See, one of the things I REALLY hate about this TV show is:
a) it makes Pride and Prejudice sound like escapist literature, which it is NOT.
b) it legitimizes escapism without consequences, that is, the Mary Sue sees nothing wrong with escaping into Pride and Prejudice instead of dealing with the consequences of everyday life. That, my friend, is called turning yourself into a victim of circumstance.
One of my favorite passages ever comes from the Neverending Story. It has this to say about Fantastica (the world of human fantasy):
'There are people who can never go to Fantastica,' said Mr. Coriander, 'and others who can, but who stay there forever. And there are just a few who go to Fantastica and come back. Like yuou. And they make both worlds well again.'
That is what fantasy should be. That is what going into another world should be. The character should have enough imagination to go there, enough pragmatism to go back, and enough strength to knit her desires into the fabric of her real life, and make both her dream and day-to-day worlds whole and healthy.
...they never do that, though, do they?
~Araeph