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For Richard, the main character in The Beach by Alex Garland, it was important to see the world; and even more important so to see what he wanted to see. He sought a unique travel experience, where nobody would obstruct his personal views, and where he could "walk into any conversation at any time between anybody…" (Garland, page 174) The beach's utopian nature legitimizes Richard's fantasies as they play out through his actions of game playing, obstructing realities, and interacting with people. With his actions legitimized, his fictional sense of experience, challenges, and interaction with people go uncontested.
While at the beach, Richard's reflex for recording fictional experiences is revealed. Richard discusses with colleagues on the island that he was traveling for an experience of a different sort. He does not take pictures and he doesn't "keep a travel journal" (197), claiming, "I did, it was a big mistake." (197). He says that by keeping a journal, he could only......

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