tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post2662099641087453305..comments2023-09-12T06:18:38.552-04:00Comments on The World in the Satin Bag: Gritty Fantasy: Why Do I Love It So?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-30614981683368702912012-06-20T13:48:13.843-04:002012-06-20T13:48:13.843-04:00Most gritty fantasy follows the hero's journey...Most gritty fantasy follows the hero's journey motif as well. It just serves to glorify the harsher aspects of the journey. It's a style, not a structure or a sea change. ASoIaF is made up of many hero's journeys woven together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-30930945209071578692012-06-20T13:26:47.300-04:002012-06-20T13:26:47.300-04:00Thank you Shaun, quite insightful and you are pret...Thank you Shaun, quite insightful and you are pretty close to my personal thoughts on that. The path leading away from the invincible protagonist, to a more connectible, more human protagonist. <br /><br />I do wonder however, about the enjoyment we get from this. We do know that war is horrible, we do know that death is never glorious. But isn't reading fantasy not, at least for a lot of people, some form of escapism?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676561715393860015noreply@blogger.com