identification
psychological relationship between the reader of a novel and a character in the book, or between a spectator in the audience and a character on the screen
en-US/aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/
en-GB/aɪˈdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
psychological relationship between the reader of a novel and a character in the book, or between a spectator in the audience and a character on the screen