HUMA 2680 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Glossary Of Ancient Roman Religion, Horror Fiction, Dark Matter
4 Apr 2016
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People found the horror aspect in the story very creepy and unsettling which they did not find suitable for a young audience. Girls books versus boys books: books for girls. Emphasis on family (traditional i. e. father at head) Obedience and duty (more for girls: books for boys. Boys leave home due to domestic crisis. More freedom to figure out moral meaning. Moral and social values not as fixed for boys. In horror, the protagonist confronts the monstrous which is by definition unnatural and abnormal (nodelman) Imagery of horror manifests the forbidden or the wishes that we have repressed. Horror fiction is really as republican as a banker in a three piece suit (stephen king) Darkness (cont"d: the monstrous, monster: originally: a mythical creature which is part animal and part human, or combines elements of two or more animal forms, and is frequently of great size and ferocious appearance.
