Regional Stereotypes
Writers may create an archetypal fictional city that conforms to the expected behavior of the regional location of the city.
These cities usually embody the stereotypes associated with their respective regions. For example, a Midwestern Texan locale will more than likely have a rustic, cowboy-esque theme with hardy ranchers, while a fictional city in California is likely to have more liberal, laidback characters.
Although cities based in real life usually have enough evidence to locate the real-world inspiration, writers sometimes are deliberately ambiguous in the locale such as the infamous unlocatable Springfield from The Simpsons television program.
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Famous quotes containing the word stereotypes:
“There are certain stereotypes that are offensive. Some of them don’t worry me, though. For instance, I have always thought that Mammy character in Gone with the Wind was mighty funny. And I just loved “Amos ‘n’ Andy” on the radio. So you see, I have enough confidence in myself that those things did not bother me. I could laugh.”
—Annie Elizabeth Delany (b. 1891)