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When characters breach internal fourth walls to go on adventures in books, films and so on. Generally they travel into one or more books or films to become part of the plot, or, at least, to observe the plot first hand. This often forms part of an allegory or metaphor for escapism, the idea that the imagination allows a reader to 'enter' a work and subconsciously cast themselves as an observer or a main character. This is one reason why the lead characters of books are often [[Audience Surrogate|very vaguely or loosely described]], allowing the reader to assume their identity as a form of role-play.
Compare and contrast [[Trapped in TV Land]]. See also [["Reading Is Cool" Aesop]]. Not to be confused with [[From Beyond the Fourth Wall]], when the fourth wall is the one between us and them.
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== Film ==
* ''[[Last Action Hero]]'', starring [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. A young boy gets sucked into the latest instalment of a fictional action movie franchise using a magic ticket and try to stop the villain of the movie from using the ticket to wreak havoc in the real world.
* ''[[The Neverending Story (film)|The Neverending Story]]'' and its two sequels where a boy travels to the world of Fantasia by reading the book of ''The NeverEnding Story'' and having to save the world inside the book from the various evils that wish to destroy it.
* In ''[[The Pagemaster]]'' Richard travels through a mash-up storybook world based around tightly and neatly divided Adventure, Fantasy, and Horror, genres and is, essentially, travelling from one book to another trying to find his way out.
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== Web Original ==
* [[SCP Foundation]]'s [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-423 SCP-423], also known as "Fred", a roving character who can hop between books for fun. [http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-826 SCP-826] is an pair of bookends that allows one to enter any work of fiction placed between them.
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* In the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid," Fry travels into books and assumes the roles of various characters.
* [[Gumby]]'s theme song points out that "he can walk into any book," and he does so frequently.
* In ''[[The Fairly
* The ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' animated has them chasing Control Freak through a bunch of different TV shows.
* In ''[[Blue's Clues]]'', the main character, Steve, would "scadoo" into books to find clues. The story itself seems to take place inside a book.
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