Madeleine L’Engle in Walking on Water quotes Aristotle: “That which is probable and impossible is better than that which is possible and improbable.” Fiction works this way. We buy the boy riding the dragon (an impossibility) because the author has made it a probable occurrence in his novel. However, when a normal character does something [...]
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Probable Impossibles
Posted in Belief, Fiction, L'engle, Non-fiction, William Young, Writing, tagged Aristotle, Fiction, Madeleine L'Engle, Non-fiction, Religion, The Shack, Theology, Walking on Water, William Young, Writing on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sexism in Literature
Posted in Blog, L'engle, Language, Non-fiction, Sexism, Uncategorized, tagged Blog, Inclusive Language, L'engle, Literature, Madeleine L'Engle, Non-fiction, Sexism on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A week or so ago I read this piece about sexism in Prince Caspian. While I wasn’t fond of the author’s editing out things she was reading to her children, she does go on to say in the comments section that she does deconstruct what she reads with her children. Whether you agree or disagree [...]
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