The Green World may be art or music or an internal notion that enables a new path or a person who gives someone else the gift of seeing themselves as more than they think they are. For Dorothy, Oz for Harry Potter, Hogwarts for Thelma and Louise, a road trip for Julia Child, France. What’s most fascinating and important for the writer is the Green World can be anything. Conversely, the Old World is about oppression and staleness: think old school parents who keep you perpetually grounded. In the Green World, a character finds the space and opportunity to have wishes and needs fulfilled. The Green World is characterized by freedom and the capacity for renewal. In his WCYR presentation, writer Paul Coccia discussed the concept of the Green World and its counterpart, the Old World, as these pertain to literature, explaining that the renowned literary critic Northrop Frye first conceived these ideas. Conjure in your mind an image of a lush, virgin forest rich in biodiversity and you have in your possession a powerful and endlessly adaptable metaphor for where your characters go to change.
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