English 2072F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Necrophilia, Cannibalism, Outer Space

• School: Western University
• Department: English
• Course: English 2072F/G
• Professor: John Kelly

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Part a: 8 passages from short stories, passages come w author"s name and name of text, must pick 4 and discuss their signi cance (theme, images, connection to rest of text), 15 mins per passage (1hr total) Part b: essay questions (6 or 7), pick 2 and write on 3 different texts for each essay (could use the movie, novels, short stories (but cannot write on something twice), 1 hr per question. Can use essay topic in nal exam questions (so last unicorn) Poe: the black cat: black cats represent superstition (witches, the devil, etc. , story starts off loaded because we expect something bad to happen, frames the story as true and believable. Domestic, american gothic tale (re ects the negativity of american life, anxieties and fears: transformation of a seemingly normal guy who likes to help abandoned animals, finds a big black cat that he names pluto and brings home.