The document discusses the difference between surrealism and fantasy or science fiction. Surrealism aims to unite dreams and waking life into an "absolute reality" or surreality by tapping into the subconscious mind. While both genres use a mixture of realism and fantasy, surrealism takes the reader to a completely unreal world that exists only in the mind, unlike fantasies which present a fresh take on the everyday world. Harry Potter is an example of fantasy, while Alice in Wonderland exemplifies surrealism.

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42. The Surrealists saw the subconscious mind as a wellspring of imagination in order to
unite dreams and waking life in "an absolute reality,” a surreality.
Both Surrealism and fantasy or science fiction use a mixture of realism and fantastic
elements.
The main difference is that fantasies bring fresh presentations of the everyday world
we live in.
Surrealism takes us to another world entirely, one which is unreal and exists only in the
mind.
Harry Potter is fantasy. Alice in Wonderland is surrealism.