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Fear as a Multidimensional Construct in Contemporary Fantasy Fiction

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Lauren Roberts' Fearful (2023), drawing on trauma studies, affect theory, Foucauldian power discourse, and narrative identity theory. The analysis shows that fear in the novel operates on two levels simultaneously: as a tool of institutional control and as a catalyst for personal transformation. Roberts moves away from the genre convention of externalizing fear through monsters or antagonists, instead embedding it within her characters' psychology and the social structures of her fictional world. The result is a fantasy novel that engages seriously with questions of power, subjectivity, and identity.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20080825

Authors: Ko'charboyeva, O'g'iloy, Shavkatov, Sherzod

Language: English

Topic: Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7160625628

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