It seems that there is an inherent quality of works that
fall into “spiritual education” that they take on aspects of the “fairy tale”. Specifically,
with its educational qualities, these educational aspects of the stories told
through metaphorical and fantastical means are targeted young people to illustrate
challenges and problem-solving situations that they will encounter in their
real lives. Using magic and fantastical settings to deal with struggles that
youth currently have or will have, later on, it allows for this ability to deal
with possibly complex or dark topics in a more digestible way. Ideas like
manipulation and parental authority come in to question in this store, there is
a healthy question of authority brought up in this work. Also, romance and how
other people come into play when it comes to love between two people. Ideas and
situations that most people have to tackles as the age, so seeing this as
somewhat of a young adult novel seems very appropriate and fitting.
It's always fascinating what lessons can be learned inside fantasy worlds. Like you mention, it seems like the goal of a fantasy story is to apply real-world morals and ideas into a world that's exciting, different, and magical. That's the genre for me!
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