Such questions are asked to help in building your writing as well as creative skills, hence an attempt at answering them on your own should be made. However, you can incorporate and elaborate upon the points mentioned below to form your own answer:

Escapism is said to be the means of respite, that one resorts to when reality seems to be too banal, or too depressing.

Many writers and philosophers have argued about the validity of escapism and whether it can be an uplifting experience or a detrimental phenomena.

If one speaks factually, reality does not change if one chooses to ignore or overlook it, however a sense of respite does cross over us, if we choose to shut down and give into fantasy.

One can say that it is not a very mature approach to choose to shirk away reality and responsibility, however if one accepts escapism for what its true merit is, one can choose to look at a reality more objectively, after having been refreshed from an escapist journey.

It is imperative that one strike a balance between the urge to escape from the starkness of a reality, and also how reality when dismal, affects us.

One cannot deny the fact that it has been that escapist dream or desire for utopia that has fuelled many a social revolution, which have brought about radical changes in our society.

Like everything in the world, escapism can have both a positive and a negative outcome, what fuels it, is how the end result turns out to be.

It should be considered that being an escapist to the point of losing complete contact with reality is something that cannot be condoned to be beneficial for anyone.

Hence one should strive to find a balance between a realistic outlook and an escapist approach, for when both co-exist in harmony, the outcomeis truly wonderful.