In what ways does Tax (2002) suggest Earthsea may still be relevant today?
Tax (2002) mentions the relevance of Earthsea in recent times as it acts as a muse to inspire one to conjure ideas that may contradict expected norms of everyday life. She continues to create a direct link between Earthsea’s “wall of stones” (Tax, 2002 p11) and those which we build. The author shows the comparison of the prisonlike confinement of the deceased with our own adulthood struggles. This is referred to as “the arid land of adulthood, the land of death-in-life, where so many of us spend so much of our time” (Tax, 2002 p16). The writer continues to build on this by mentioning the inevitable creativity evoked from exposing oneself to fantasy-based narratives; and its importance in assisting and giving readers a release from their personal “wall of stones” (Tax, 2002 p11). This is because “people turn to the realms of fantasy for stability… immutable simplicities”. (Tax, 2002 p15).
Tax, M. (Jan 28, 2002). Year of Harry Potter, Enter the Dragon. In The Nation
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