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Consider The Consequences 1930 |
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by Doris Webster and Mary Alden Hopkins |
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Consider the Consequences!, published in 1930, is the |
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first known book that uses a choice-based (ie choose-your- |
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own-adventure style) branching narrative. |
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It provides a fascinating glimpse into an alternate route |
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for choice-based popular fiction if it had caught on like |
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the official Choose Your Own Adventure series did in the |
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70's/80 s. |
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Differences between Consider the Consequences! approach |
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and the standards later set by CYOA books: |
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1. Third person instead of second person viewpoint. |
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Instead of becoming the protagonist, the reader is |
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making choices for a separate character. |
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2. Instead of one protagonist, it follows three, each |
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getting their own third of the book, and their |
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possible stories and relationships overlap in a |
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love triangle. |
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3. Not aimed at kids and doesn't draw on fantasy |
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subject matter, instead presenting "real-life" |
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adult dilemmas like whether to refuse the |
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responsible but boring suitor you parents favor or |
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whether to risk your job by reporting on your boss' |
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financial shenanigans. |
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Date Published: 2023-08-27 18:34:54 |
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Identifier: consider-the-consequences-1930 |
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Item Size: 50004435 |
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Language: eng |
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Media Type: texts |
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# Topics |
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CYOA; Choose Your Own Adventure; inte... |
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choose your own adventure |
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choice-based |
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branching narrative |
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fiction |
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CYOA |
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# Collections |
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opensource |
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