Very unfair to sprouts.
Many kids grow up with an aversion to certain vegetables, but I can recall the exact moment my disdain for Brussels sprouts turned into a full-fledged fear., a charming-looking children's book that came with an inlaid cassette tape. In the eyes of a parent, it seemed innocent enough: on the cover, a scrawny boy stood at the top of a flight of stairs, a sea of pseudo-menacing vegetables below him.
I was terrified. My brother, three years older than me and already an expert troll, was delighted with the possibilities. Over the next year or so, he tormented me in various ways, even meticulously constructing his own version of anthropomorphized homicidal sprouts, with toothpicks for teeth and holly berries for eyes, to hide around my bedroom. As for my mother, who had only wanted to treat us to a fun new book? Any hope of convincing me to eat this veggie was now shot.
This sudden fear didn’t make sense. I was a kid who eagerly gobbled up the entirety of the Goosebumps series and thrilled to the ghastly illustrations inCoincidentally, the man who catalyzed my sprouts phobia knows the answer.
On the phone, I asked Haven what makes a story stick with people like this story has stuck with me. A character who we identify with who faces and overcomes high stakes is key, says Haven, as well as lots of detailed imagery. “And if those images link to moments of stress, moments where a character faces risk and danger," he says, "then it tends to have a more powerful effect.
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