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Date Posted: 01:51:57 08/27/24 Tue
Author: JeffsFort
Subject: IMAGINE Magazine Question for 8/15



I know, most of the time when you are reading a story, the fact that the character may have been based on a real person is not the first thought you have and probably doesn't even matter. Often times we'll find this out while reading and the the character that we already have created a mental image of when reading, may change a bit to us. Learning they could have been based on the person who wrote the story or someone they are close to could make them more real or even taint the image we created for them. But does it really matter? Does it change anything when you learn of this whole other origin. Do you even want to know?

So our question this month is: Does it matter if an author tells you that a character is based on a real person? Does it change anything for you when reading? Does it make the character more or less endearing in your eyes? Do you even want to know?

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