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English Culminating Fantasy Genre
Lili Montoya
Mrs. Smith
ENG2D1
16 May 2014

Fantasy Genre Essay Imagine living in a world that defys the laws of physics, filled with mythical creatures and beings. The fantasy genre has been a favourite for many years and has grown in popularity an immense amount over the past decade. Within the fantasy novel, Evermore by Alyson Noel a girl named Ever loses her family in a tragic car accident. When she awakes in the hospital, she notices that she now hs psychic abilities and can see people's energies as well as talk to her dead sister. Ever can not seem to quiet all the constant voices and chatter in her head from everyone around her, until she meets Damen. There is something odd about Damen besides the fact that he quiets all the voices in Ever's head. Through investigation of the plot, characters and overall theme it is evident that Evermore is a conventional fantasy novel. Throughout the plot there are many instances where Alyson Noel brings fantasy genre elements into her writing. First, fantasy is characterized by supernatural elements in the construction of the plot or the configuration of characters (Gaydosik). In the story, a girl named Ever endures a traumatic event that changes her life forever. She loses her family in a car accident that leaves her in the hospital. When she wakes up in the hospital, she notices that everyone around her has an aura, that every live being has swirls of colours emanating from their body. Before the accident she did not know they existed and definitely could not see them. "But from the moment I woke in the hospital, I noticed colour everywhere...And by the time I started hearing thoughts, getting life stories by touch, and enjoying regular visits from my dead sister, Riley, I knew better than to share" (Noel 11-12). Ever wakes up in the hospital with new abilities. Throughout the story Ever has to learn to deal with her new abilities and has to learn to adjust to her new life without her sister and parents. Second, in

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