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Old Vs New Stories

The stories in pop culture in the last century tend to be moralistic and have a clear demarcation of good and bad.

These stories have virtually the same structure of good guys fighting with the bad guys for the sanctimonious fate of society.

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Colour Vs Black and White

The old folktales didn't have a black-and-white narrative, and instead had nuanced characters with personality, and not necessarily morality.

In many old stories, the protagonist had a varied set of values, which were colorful and diverse.

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Complex Vs Simple

The old complex storylines were not having a clear identification of what's good and what's bad. The reader had to figure out the details and the complexity which lead to endless discussions.

The modern tales provide a simplified 'colour by numbers' approach to understanding, with clear outlines as to who is the Hero with all the morals, and who is the bad guy who must be killed.

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Good Guy-Bad Guy Narrative

Epic tales like the Mahabharata or Hamlet, do not classify people as a group of good or bad teams, but as multidimensional characters in conflict.

Modern stories group a set of people into a certain category, and subconsciously influence people into thinking of entire races or classes as the bad guys.

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