Walton’s pretend theory has some merit to it in some situations but not in all. There are plenty of holes. For example, his entire thesis seems to imply that through the entire experience of a narrative piece we must remind ourselves that we are “make believing” and that these thoughts prevail in our thinking. This is not true though. Throughout the entire narrative experience our thoughts become lost within the contents of the book or in the movie or whatever media is being presented. There is not thought process behind it that we actively engage to start the process. It is all very natural to us. We simply know how to become involved in what we read or watch without reassuring ourselves that it is pretend.
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