Motifs of Fantasy

Motif, as it applies to literature, is one of those words that sends students running for the hills. So, I spend the first portion of the episode defining motif and how it relates to theme and symbol. Once that is out of the way, I take a closer look at five major fantasy motifs, at least one of which will always show up in any fantasy novel you read. I then offer five less common motifs to give a further idea of how motif works in fantasy literature.

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