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How to Know What's Real: How to Know Who’s Real
How to Know What’s Real
The Impact of Parasocial Relationships on Emotional Connections
This chapter examines the emotional connections formed in parasocial relationships with media figures, discussing the blurring of lines between fiction and reality and the genuine emotional responses viewers have towards fictional characters. The discussion also delves into the evolution of human relationships with media characters and the intertwining of real-life losses with those experienced through media consumption.
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