In six pages this essay presents the argument that fantasy revealed within the pages of books is more satisfying and believable than television viewed fantasy. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
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it is still arguably the lesser of the two mediums. Through books the reader is able to use his or her own imagination that is a much better way
to keep the thoughts locked in the brain. PROMOTING FANTASY AS FAIRY TALES: CHILDREN AND FAIRY TALES The world would be very bleak indeed if children were
not allowed to see a glimmer of hope, a chance that they could escape what to them are insurmountable odds in their young lives. Fairy tales or fantasy give
them the escape necessary and the mindful insight to see that things do happen for the good. In fact, fairy tales give them the much needed emphasis to focus
on making their own happiness, and that they need to be motivated to ensure that their lives turn out well. It is important to note that fairy tales are more
appropriate for children in the long run than fantasy based worlds such as the muppets or Barney the dinosaur. These characters live in total bliss, with nothing ever going
wrong, and with nothing happening to ever teach the children that the world is not always a happy place. Children are smart enough to know that their world is
not the same as the story worlds to which they are introduced at an early age. Bruno Bettelheim, in his book The Uses of Enchantment, tells us "We must live
by fictions--not just to find meaning in life but to make it bearable" (Bettelheim, PG, 1975). Bettelheim emphasizes that the most important thing we can do for our children
is read fairy tales to them. Children are able to use their minds to make their own pictures when being read to, and this develops their imagination much more