“Elves, Wookies and Fanboys: Star Wars and Our Need for Stories.

I enjoyed this article mostly because I can completely relate in the idea of getting swept along into the hype of a story. While not necessarily a big fan of Star Wars, I have encounted many people that are devoted to those movies. The idea of fandom is something that afflicts almost every hobby or subject. Anyone that plays in a fantasy league would be considered a fandom of that particular sports. Star Trek, Buffy, and X-files are all series that have created fandoms, to the extent that entire conventions are set up and visited by people.

I do agree with Roberto Rivera when he says that society needs story. That's in fact part of my paper dealing with Spider-Man, and how the myths of old are constantly being regurgiated into new visionst that meld with our current society.