Similarities Between Fairy Tales And Fantasy Fiction

One of the controversial issues today relates to whether is there any differences or similarities between Fairy Stories and Fantasy fiction. A fairytale is a story within the fantasy genre. Fantasy fiction, on the other hand, is the genre itself. Broadly speaking, Fairy Stories are a type of Fantasy Fiction. Fantasy genre and Fairy Stories have similar characteristics but also they can be distinguished. Fantasy can be described as imaginative fiction in a simple way and imaginative fiction depends on strangeness of setting (such as other worlds or times) and of characters (such as supernatural or unnatural beings). All fantasy novels and films needs to contain some sort of magic system and stories have to take place in a completely new

A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as dragons, elves, fairies, giants, talking animals, unicorns or witches. Fairy Stories include special beginning and ending words like ‘’once upon a time’’ and ’’ they lived happily ever after’’. Not only the ending and starting, but also conflict between good and evil is the determining factor of Fairy Stories. Royalty family, magic and enchantments have to be in these stories and they usually teach a lesson or demonstrate important values of the culture. Fairytales can be found in oral and in literary form and it came from the ancient civilization. Cinderalla is also protypical example of Fairy Stories. The Stories based on princess Ella’s life and fight with her step-mother and step-sisters. In addition to royal and ordinary people, fairies can be clearly seen. “Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” (Neil Gaiman) While fairytales were first appeared in Madame D’Auhoy’s books published in 1697, Fantasy Fiction came from 1840s. Therefore, some characteristic features in fantasy fiction differ from the fairytales’. The paramount difference is their existence ways. Fairy Stories emerged in ancient time anonymously and its roots are in oral traditions. However, authors have been known

Initially, the stories include battle between good and evil characters. At the end of the types mostly good ones defeat the bads. As well as this, magic is the key factor of these type of stories. Witches, wizards, animals, giants, not extinct in real, use supernatural powers and magics. Ultimately, the main purpose is teaching a lesson in both stories’ themes. Heroism, emphatism, paying attention to poor and weak people can be described as a lesson. Especially children are watching or reading these types much more than the older; therefore, authors’ and directors’ first aim is to show the rightness. In conclusion, fairytales are one of the sub-categories that fall under its fantasy classification. A fairytale is always a fantasy, whereas a fantasy need not be a fairytale. “One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again in fantasy fiction novels.” (C.S.). Although some points are common in fairytales, for example, aims of stories, ends with the triumph gained by protagonist and the conflict between the characters, locales and ways of emergence are also separative aspects for both types. Even though fairytale is the type of the fantasy fiction, as far as I am concerned, they have equal importance in the literature. If books and films of fantasy fiction and fairytales increase day by day, the importance and popularity will be