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What does it mean?
Thrillers reflect life more closely than other genres, showing what we've made of the world.
In plain terms
Thrillers are more like life than other stories.
What can you take from it?
Thrillers mirror real life well.

Where it applies

  • reading
  • criticism

Putting it to work

  • write thrillers
  • analyze genres

Questions to consider

  • Are thrillers really more like life?

Another view

Not all thrills are more realistic.

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