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A glimpse into Dorian Pavus's psyche by orphan_account
Fandoms: Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age - All Media Types
26 Nov 2015
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2020 REVISION:
- I deleted almost the entire section about Aquinea, which was simply misfired,
- corrected wording.In this essay, I focus on the psychological profile on Dorian Pavus from Dragon Age: Inquisition. I wish to convey some peculiar traits of Dorian's personality which make him one of those fictional characters who evoke strong reactions because of their inner depth and credibility. This essay is based on the analysis of fictional material provided in Dragon Age: Inquisition and "The World of Thedas" compendium.
Whenever approaching fictional characters, I follow a principle that they must have profound psychodynamic depth if we are supposed to sympathize or identify with them — if they are supposed to move us at all. Their stories carry a soul, and within the frames of esthetic suspension of reality we can allow ourselves to treat them as if they were real human Others (thought experience shows that extrapolating this suspension onto real life issues becomes where fictional character attachment may become unhealthy).
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- Part 2 of Metas using Strange Theories
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