/lit/ - Literature

>>21035043
Thanks for your explanation.
I've lately felt more and more dismay for storytellers that put "realistic situations, relatable/believable characters who talk like real human beings" weaker and weaker.
The purpose of storytelling, for me, is not simulation. A real life human being is 100 times more complicated than any artifical story character - and also is completely boring unless he happens to be your close friend.
So, what storytelling should aim to do in my world, is not to simulate, but to go beyond. Tell tales of large-than-life characters, and use characters as tools of great impact. Epic mythical shit. I don't want to read a story about a guy who could have existed (it will always be a shallow imperfect copy of the real world). I want a guy who definitely could not exist - but if he did, it'd be a marvle.