imaginary 虛構中的；幻想的
High Fantasy - a sub-genre of fantasy fiction, defined either by its taking place in an imaginary world distinct from our own or by the epic stature of its characters, themes and plot.
Dystopia 反烏托邦
Utopia 烏托邦
totalitarianism 極權主義
psychological manipulation 思想操弄 - a type of social influence that aims to change the perception or behavior of others through underhanded, deceptive, or even abusive tactics.
fable 寓言；傳說
三大奇幻小說作家：
J. R. R. Tolkien 《The Lord of Rings》
C. S. Lewis《Narnia》
Ursula K. Le Guin《Earthsea》fantasy series
《The One Who Walks Away from Omela》
In the story, Omelas is a utopian city of happiness and delight, whose inhabitants are intelligent and cultured. Everything about Omelas is pleasing, except for the city's one atrocity: the good fortune of Omelas requires that a single unfortunate child be kept in perpetual filth, darkness and misery, and that all her citizens should be told of this upon coming of age.
After being exposed to the truth, most of the people of Omelas are initially shocked and disgusted, but are ultimately able to come to terms with the fact and resolve to live their lives in such a manner as to make the suffering of the unfortunate child worth it. However, a few of the citizens, young and old, silently walk away from the city, and no one knows where they go. The story ends with "The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to most of us than the city of happiness. I cannot describe it at all. It is possible it does not exist. But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas."
Pleasantville 《歡樂谷》（Dystopian novel/film）
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