Imaginary Friends: The Importance of Being Fictional

By Philip Jamieson

Within these pages you'll find invisible rabbits, ghostly or unseen spouses, alter-egos, phantom audiences, and monsters of all kinds. They are the characters that mostly don't appear in the cast lists. Using a conversational style, this book attempts to uncover the functions of these characters and their contribution to the stories they inhabit.Without Harvey, is Elwood just a talkative drunk? Without Maris would we be so sympathetic to Niles Crane? At what age does an imaginary friend become a mental health issue?Why are ghosts scary but imaginary friends aren't?What are the serious messages behind the origins of many of our much loved fairy tales?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980278881
• ISBN13: 9781980278887
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"