ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -People always read about fairytales when growing up. They read about how princesses meet the man of their dreams and live happily ever after, and in the end, they expect those same things to happen to them as well. However, that is not the case. Fairytales are just fictional stories and are just too good to be true.

Detailed explanation-2: -A fairytale is a story within the fantasy genre. Fantasy fiction, on the other hand, is the genre itself. Broadly speaking, Fairy Stories are a type of Fantasy Fiction. Fantasy genre and Fairy Stories have similar characteristics but also they can be distinguished.

Detailed explanation-3: -First, fantasy presents itself as original whereas fairy tale tends to invoke a tradition: Harry Potter has many mythic and fairy elements but it is a full-length, individually authored novel from out of J. K. Rowling’s exceptional and singular imagination.

Detailed explanation-4: -When we examine fantasy fiction in comparison to fairy tales there are numerous similarities. The fantasy genre readily features mythical creatures like elves, fairies, dragons, etc. and magic can be an important component of a fantasy story just like a fairy tale.