http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/fantasy Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:02:25 -0400 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:02:25 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/664/chalk-dreams-the-use-of-fantasy-as-a-method-of-rethinking-life-in-ali-zaoua By Tiffany M. Johnson - Set in the city of Casablanca, Morocco, Nabil Ayouch’s Moroccan film Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000) drifts between reality and fantasy to depict the realistic experiences and animated dreams of four young street urchins, Ali, Kwita, Boubker, and Omar. Chalk drawings recur throughout the film as a physical representation of the boys’ dream to move beyond their deprived lives on the streets. Unable to achieve modernity through physical or monetary means, the street children use these chalk dreams to temporarily obtain the reality that they desire: a modern life with a house... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/664/chalk-dreams-the-use-of-fantasy-as-a-method-of-rethinking-life-in-ali-zaoua http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/534/temptation-and-the-ring-in-jrr-tolkiens-the-fellowship-of-the-ring By Kathleen E. Gilligan - Published in 1954, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is a follow-up to his 1937 book, The Hobbit. An epic fantasy novel originally published in three volumes (The Fellowship of the King, The Two Towers, The Return of the King), The Lord of the Rings has enthralled audiences for decades. Adapted for radio, television, and finally film, Tolkien’s fictional novel is beloved by both children and scholars alike. What is it that makes Tolkien’s work so interesting? Many enjoy the triumph of good over evil or the excitement of adventure, while others prefer to read the... Tue, 31 May 2011 01:53 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/534/temptation-and-the-ring-in-jrr-tolkiens-the-fellowship-of-the-ring http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/355/fangbangers-tin-soldiers-and-living-toys-fictional-creatures-becoming-real By Jeremy S. Page - The divide between human and non-human, real and not-real, is a problem frequently explored in texts about toys and undead creatures. Even the term ‘undead’ is problematic, for while the undead are not ‘dead’ in the truest sense, they are still not ‘alive' (Perhaps ‘not not dead’ would be a more appropriate term!). The three texts for discussion in this paper, Robin McKinley’s novel Sunshine, Hans Christian Anderson’s perennial short story The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and Margery Williams' The Velveteen Rabbit all delineate between the real or... Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:08 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/355/fangbangers-tin-soldiers-and-living-toys-fictional-creatures-becoming-real