Often times, when we hear of the word Fiction, we associate it with fantasy, supernatural powers and adventures in another world that is usually created by our imagination.
But, we also tend to forget that there is more to the entertainment, laughter and story plot twists it brings - there is a hidden truth that has yet to be uncovered. Sometimes, fiction shows the best realities or even the things that go unnoticed because it is boundless both in writing and in thinking . We are free to think deeply and endlessly simply because with fiction comes the uncertainty and limitless possibilities. This can be put to use by authors who write even the most nonsense things you can ever think of or
For example, Harry Potter could have been set in New York but why did it have to create another world - Hogwarts - where most things happened but the main character Harry Potter, himself, is a human being with special abilities? How can that be? In Hunger Games, the characters do not have supernatural powers but rather, they were competing in a computer-generated world that is ran by none other than humans. What does this mean or imply?
The two examples truly show that with fiction nothing is impossible. Just how it can use simple humans into doing extraordinary things, it is also capable of fusing both the realities of life and the what ifs in life. This can be seen when a fictional character’s strength may also be its weakness or its flaw may be its greatest lesson - its safe to say that through these characters we learn what to be and what we ought not be.
In my life, fiction works like the wind. It is not physically seen as it is more of created by the mind but its impact can be felt strongly within me as I, too, am battling with myself and in life. I am a character in my own story. And it helps to know that I am not alone. With fiction, it made me think that "Hey! Other's have had it worse but look at how strong they became after going through such a thing." So, in a way, it served as an inspiration or that of a strong force that helps me pull myself together in difficult times. One of my favourite fiction is The Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. Yes, the characters are made up but it was set in a real country and depicted its era perfectly - the time where racial discrimination was evident. More than Atticus Finch's heroism as seen in the story, his words of wisdom really had an effect on me especially the quote "You never really consider a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb inside his skin and walk around in it." With that said, Fiction does not only make reality more interesting but it also gives it more life so that these realities will be a part of our imagination until it turns into a dream that can someday change reality.
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