[ENGL 2570] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (14 pages long!)
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Children"s ghost stories (stories they make up or elaborate on) Supernatural beings- they"re just (cid:498)there(cid:499) and are not deep characters. Children"s depiction of ghost looks like a burial shroud (cid:523)silk blanket wrapped around(cid:524) * adults are flat, background characters (can be older siblings too) * not true and are known to not be true. * ending is usually comic or has a surprise punch line. Kids don"t really describe the (cid:498)ghost(cid:499) because that is what is the most scary. Silly stories, but help kids deal with scary aspect. Normally the same structure with different details/characters. * cognitive skill development (being able to form a story) Shows how people interact with each other. * how difficult life can be vs. outrageous happenings (amityville horror) Cultural stresses and conflicts- what the culture is worried about; fears; view of death. Haunted bathroom stories (where we confront unseen forces on our bodies; ourselves) (fear and shame is charged) (clean & unclean)
