Storytelling can be an important form of resistance, offering an alternative to the overpowering pressures of everyday. This may offer an escape from reality, which has an appeal to all of us some of the time. But they can be a hazard as we are disconnected from reality and from each other by our commitment to the stories and songs that promote all these illusions. But it is also within storytelling that we can find a way to bring sympathy and judgement back into the centre of our conversations about what we can-and what we must-do.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-190).
Summary
Storytelling can be an important form of resistance, offering an alternative to the overpowering pressures of everyday. This may offer an escape from reality, which has an appeal to all of us some of the time. But they can be a hazard as we are disconnected from reality and from each other by our commitment to the stories and songs that promote all these illusions. But it is also within storytelling that we can find a way to bring sympathy and judgement back into the centre of our conversations about what we can-and what we must-do.