On Hindu Medicine: "It was expected that through contemplating the story the disturbed person would be led to visualize both the nature of the impasse in living from which he suffered, and the possibility of its resolution." (25)
If a story is obviously grounded in the real world, a person is unwilling to see himself in a similar situation, as it is not his.
If a story is too fantastic--as in the inclusion of a superhuman main character--then the story is unrelatable, and the person feels weaker or powerless in comparison.
Therefore, an effective fairy tale often has an "underdog" main character who must overcome realistic obstacles in an unrealistic (or obviously fabricated) environment. This way, a child (or psychologically disturbed person, or any person) is able to relate to the story told to him in such a way that he can apply its themes and lessons in his own world.
Doess vagueness in imagery, therefore, have more impact than obvious messages, as in PSAs?
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