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![]() Why are people attracted to the form of stories within stories? ![]() Lust, madness, violence, justice, retribution, heroism.A chain of these fate-fueled events is created that eventually leads back to normality.Destiny that is created through an unusual event.EX: death, failure, grief, slavery, disease, etc.Imaginative literature springs from the mind/spirit seeking relief from inescapable oppression.Example: the motif of the unlikely hero overcoming obstacles reveals the story’s theme of man’s struggle against his own nature.A way of articulating and understanding a recurring image or motif.Tales are rooted in daily life, but are made magical by their settings, fantastic adventures, and the intervention of sorcerers and demons (djinn).Oral and written versions existed side by side.Shahrazad uses the power of story-telling (narrative) to ward off tyranny and suspend time.Story within a story within a story ….
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