Toto the Hero

Toto le Hero is the story of Thomas. As a young boy, Thomas comes to believe he was switched at birth with the boy next door, the well-off Alfred. Thomas's life becomes a dual experience of the "reality" of Thomas's life versus the "reality" of Thomas's fantasies based on what might have been if he'd been raised as Alfred. I would say the premise for this heartfelt, beautifully told story is: Only through a direct …

…story-like. Both the storyteller and the artist who wish to examine the deeper issues of life must be able to perceive what ideas advance their stories toward a concrete and visible fulfillment. For the storyteller who wishes to be an artist, or even for the storyteller who desires to tell a simple story, the relationship of a story's ideas to the story must be perceived. That is a fundamental aspect of the art of storytelling.