The idea is proposed by Coleridge as a formula for
justifying the use of fantastic or non-realistic elements in literature. To
believe the supernatural and unbelievable, the spectator or reader suspends his
critical faculties. In other words it’s a Sacrifice of realism and logic for
the sake of enjoyment.
Coleridge suggested that if a writer could infuse a
"human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale,
the reader would suspend judgment concerning the implausibility of the
narrative”
Examples
Life of Pi: Pi Patel
has two stories to offer about what happened at the Pacific Ocean. The first
story tells of a boy named Pi Patel, who survives on a life boat at Pacific
Ocean with a Bengal Tiger, called Richard Parker. In the second story he
replaces all the animals with humans, including his mother. The first story is
a better story, but the second is the reasonable. The very structure of the story itself is designed to force the
reader or viewer to subconsciously choose whether they are prepared to walk
away from the “reasonable” to accept the better story. If the reader or the audience is ready to
suspend their ‘disbelieve’ the first story can be taken into account.
Superman: The storyteller tells the audience
that, in this story, a man can fly and he comes from a distant planet called Krypton.
The audience suspends their disbelief
and prepares themselves to enjoy the story.
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