Primary source: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Secondary sources: must use the attached article plus 3 others Suggestions: https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.csun.edu/stable/40263786?searchText=why+children+love+fantasy+novels&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dwhy%2Bchildren%2Blove%2Bfantasy%2Bnovels%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3A7f7db7566e86a1950930d41f662f809d&seq=2 https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.csun.edu/stable/pdf/24352244.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A6e20f7a8e4fce02ffe06c517afe1c71a&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&origin= Some of the factors to consider in evaluating fantasy are the devices the authors use to encourage readers to suspend beliefs, the devices the authors use to help the reader grow comfortable in the fantasy world, and the connections the authors create to the real world. Using specific evidence from the text, discuss the Graveyard book as a work of fantasy using these criteria and why children love fantasy novels. How would you explain the popularity of these books? Create a thesis statement that argues for a controlling theme or idea about the importance of fantasy novels for children and provide quoted textual evidence as support. Thesis: Neil Gaiman uses outlandish but sophisticated rhetoric and fantastical elements to help his readers navigate a world between the living and the dead, to discover a world outside of ourselves that may reveal the answers. He uses a setting that is usually considered frightening to children, and crafts it into a wonderfully whimsy metaphorical playground for children to explore serious real-world problems or events. What devices does Gaiman use to encourage readers to grow comfortable in the fantasy world and the connections he creates to the real world?
