Declaration

Fantasy
For my concept folio I have chosen to do “What is Fantasy?” Fantasy is a broad subject and has a lot of different meanings. If I asked one hundred different people what fantasy is I would get one hundred different answers. The dictionary definition of fantasy is “imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.” This definition is so extensive, that anything in my imagination could be fantasy. I want to try to find out specifically what fantasy is.
I have asked many different people and these are answers I got. They told me fantasy consisted of witches, wizards, knights, kings, queens, warriors, elves, dwarves, and vampires. Some of the creatures they told me have been unicorns, dragons, fairies, werewolves, trolls, and goblins. Many of the people I have asked tried to make me believe fantasy is magic, others have tried to tell me they are stories derived form legends. Whatever fantasy is there are various different components. My goal is to find out specifically what fantasy is. I want to get to the inner core so next time I read or see “fantasy,” I will be able to tell if it is really fantasy.
Fantasy is very broad; if it could be narrowed down it would have to be specific. Not one part that is considered fantasy could be overlooked. While I am working on my concept folio I am going to look at many different images of fantasy and try to get as many views as possible. In doing this I hope to minimize what could be called fantasy.