Slaying Dragons: Why Fantasy is Fantastic and Necessary in Classical Education

We live in a world of extremes, one which pulls us in multiple ways, vying for our attention with promises of wealth, power, fame, and recognition. Our children are, unfortunately, pawns in this environment. With our continual march towards progress, our ability to dream and imagine becomes less and less possible. Fantasy literature provides a framework through which the ideas of suffering, redemption, and renewal can be displayed masterfully, sometimes in the same character.