In C.S. Lewis’s essay
On Stories he concludes that the
purpose of stories is to serve as an analogous substitute for life so as to get
a better understanding of life’s ceaseless on-goings. Lewis asserts that the
“internal tension in the heart of every story between the theme and the plot
constitutes, after all, its chief semblance to life” (Lewis 19). Stories are
used as a vehicle to arrive at the truest truths of reality through applying
the thematic scope of fiction. With these stories, people better understand
themselves due to the conflicts of the fiction and, moreover, can better
interpret the priorities of life. The compare and contrast relationship between
stories and reality give both a more definitive and worthwhile meaning for the
individual experiencing said stories and reality. This concept reiterates the
overall power and influence behind myth and further supports the epistemological
theories we discussed in class.
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