Date
8-29-2024
Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Chair
James Latta
Keywords
character development, testimony, fantasy narratives, christianity, creative writing
Disciplines
Creative Writing
Recommended Citation
Wessman, Miranda, "Divine Threads: Unraveling Testimony, Character Development, and Christianity in Fantasy Narratives" (2024). Masters Theses. 1197.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/1197
Abstract
Characters are the backbone of fantasy fiction novels. In fact, characters are one of the core components of any novel no matter the genre. In every successful novel, you will find at least one protagonist and one antagonist. Some novelists choose to tell their stories through the use of multiple characters, all of whom have complicated stories of their own. The reason so many fantasy fiction novels are successful is not just because of the magic and worldbuilding, but the characters using the magic. Character development is intertwined with the character’s testimony which can be seen through the characters found in fantasy fiction novels based on Christian principles.
