Alternate reality

State Defined Reality in George Orwell's 1984   Reality can have a more fluid and complicated definition than we might realize. Instead of being a concrete ability to see 'black-and-white' differences between ideas and basing beliefs on outside evidence , a person's conception of reality might accommodate contradicting beliefs, reject and ignore truth when convenient, or embrace concepts seemingly preposterous in a 'sane' world. A postmodern work of fiction allows for the shifting and

to ignore it, or they may choose to remain conscious of it and further explore it to make it familiar. The television show Stranger Things, as well as the graphic novel Black Hole, by Charles Burns, both play into the issue of imagination versus reality. The two works focus on what Freud refers to as “the uncanny” and the ways in which their characters react to it. The behaviors of the characters in response to their interactions can serve as driving forces for solving problems, finding themselves

looked at my dads arm chair, my armchair” – Role reversal Fantasy vs Reality “Something I don’t know what it was. It wasn’t real.” “It's strange, the lack of emotion, the absence of drama in reality. When things happen in real life, extraordinary things, there's no music, there's no dah-dah-daaahhs. There's no close-ups. No dramatic camera angles. Nothing happens. Nothing stops, the rest of the world goes on.” “Reality. When you gradually come to realise that all that stuff in books, films

When discussing reality, several questions emerge regarding what reality is. A reality, "the real situation that exist," (Merriam-Webster.com) consists of two forms-perceived reality and actual reality. One spends his or her entire life trying to decipher the difference between the two forms; yet to truly understand reality, it is essential that you comprehend both. Plato 's "Allegory of the Cave," Dick Gregory 's "Shame" and Frederick Douglass ' "Learning to Read and Write" illustrate examples of

When viewing Yasmeen through the lens of Intersectionality Theory, her identity formed through belonging to multiple social groups demonstrate the complexities involved in the oppression that affects her. Being of the female gender, practicing Islam, and her Yemeni culture intertwine to give her a unique experience in the US. In combination with this, her age also impacts the way she is viewed from those in positions of power and from those in dominant social groups. Based on the way Yasmeen dresses

“I must concede, telling you this information may drastically alter your outlook on reality – perhaps, for the worse.” Said Larin with a slight pause. “During our first meeting I mentioned an alternate reality that is symbiotic with your own. Imagine, if you will, that your reality resembles a round ball and my reality is a diminutive piece of saran wrap superimposed on that ball. From your perspective, everything that exists can be observed given the proper equipment; however, due to the necessary

own fantasy, and not living in reality. In the short story “The Horses of the Night”, Chris has to deal with his below average life, in his below average house, and to do so he creates his own delusions by renouncing what his life is now. As the story progresses, the life of Chris progressively gets worse, with no job and no college education, Chris continued to create more delusions until finally, Chris could no longer handle it and chose a life outside of reality, leaving his body behind. Chris

power to convince them that life is much more fulfilling through illusions then facing their own reality. When a person is unable to reconcile the conflict between their illusions and reality, their illusions may be altered to meet the truth of their existence. However, when reality reasserts itself, an individual may not be able to reconcile with the conception that their illusion is not an actual reality but just an imagination. An imagination could conceal the sufferings that an individual may be

We live in a world of false realities. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram all offer an alternative view of who we are as individuals. We have fallen to the idea that we must uphold a certain image of ourselves in order to maintain a consistent image to others. Although, these social media platforms can be very beneficial in keeping in touch with others. Social media allows people to create any image of themselves they want, thus, creating an inaccurate representation. The problem with this is, it only

be expressed through literature. Near the end of the eighteenth century and carried on throughout the middle of the nineteenth century, romanticism was at the forefront of literature. It was known for embracing emotion and providing an escape from reality in order to entertain an audience. Around the mid-nineteenth century romanticism evolved into realism which took the opposite role of romanticism. Realism is the attitude or practice of accepting a situation as it is presented and being prepared to