THE STORY WORLD vs. THE REAL WORLD

The real world and the fictional world are simultaneously present in our life from childhood. At first glance, the fairy tales represent the world of fiction. This essay stems from the author's memories of her encounter with the fairy tale. With a short analysis of certain fairy tales, the author refers to the impact they made on her relationship with the real world and on her interest in fine literature. The author was exposed to fairy tales through spoken tales she heard in childhood, through illustrated books, fairy-tales cartoons, and the books by the Grimm brothers and H.K. Andersen. We accept the miracle of the fairy tale world as an indispensable and essential feature of the fairy tale world. The notion of good, the triumph of justice, a deserved punishment for evil actions, the overcoming of all obstacles, miraculous tools and character, all the indispensable components of a fairy tale intuitively evoke such fundamental issues like the question of the ultimate reason and purpose of being, and the possibility of choosing between good and evil. The motives of a fairy tale are of sacred origin, they preserve the ancient rituals, and at the same time in their profane aspect shape the poetry of the "story world."