Storytelling is a socially acceptable form of lying in which the author (liar) and the reader collude in order to create a safe place for the story (or lie) to flourish. The reader, although aware of the tale’s fiction, willingly participates in its propagation, often retelling it to other willing marks. According to Virginia Woolf’s [...]
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Storytelling vs. Lying
Posted in School, tagged EX1102, Fiction, Odyssey on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
