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... expect to act on the external world ; we expect pleasure . Even if the work makes us feel pain or guilt or anxiety , we expect it to manage those feelings so as to transform them into satisfying experiences . As adults , we come to ...
... expect to act on the external world ; we expect pleasure . Even if the work makes us feel pain or guilt or anxiety , we expect it to manage those feelings so as to transform them into satisfying experiences . As adults , we come to ...
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... expect one of two things . You might expect everyone to react the same way - after all , they are all confronting the same stimulus . But , of course , people don't : each person has his own feelings about the play . Then , you might ...
... expect one of two things . You might expect everyone to react the same way - after all , they are all confronting the same stimulus . But , of course , people don't : each person has his own feelings about the play . Then , you might ...
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... expect will give us joy , love , light , certitude , peace , help for pain . Our first disillusionment in life comes as that nurturing figure fails to stand calm , full , fair , vast , tranquil , always there , but instead retreats ...
... expect will give us joy , love , light , certitude , peace , help for pain . Our first disillusionment in life comes as that nurturing figure fails to stand calm , full , fair , vast , tranquil , always there , but instead retreats ...
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Literature as Transformation | 3 |
A Dictionary of Fantasy | 31 |
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief | 63 |
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