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Fantasy Demographics

Started by Arkansan, September 02, 2014, 02:59:04 AM

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Haffrung

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September 25, 2014, 05:08:50 PM
Quote from: estar;788588In my opinion Martin's approach works not because it is gritty, bloody, or full of sex. (Although it doesn't hurt). But by drawing on real attitude and environment he makes his character feel more like people. Ultimately what most people are most interested in reading about is what other people are doing. I.e. the Soap Opera effect.

Agreed. On some level, even subconsciously, people recognize if the characters are products of their environment. The characters in ASoIaF are not only interesting themselves, but they behave in the way we would expect people in a ruthlessly competitive dynastic environment to behave.
 
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