ENGL 91C Study Guide - Final Guide: Intertextuality, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction
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A stock character who is a mysterious, seductive, and dangerous woman. Archetype appears in accounts of historical women (cleopatra, marie antoinette), literary and artistic representations of fictional women characters (morgan le. Fay, the brides of dracula), and popular discourse surrounding women connected with high-profile crimes (casey. The femme fatale rejects the limitations of traditional, nuclear family; flaunts her sexuality and leverages it for her own gain; entraps men and leads them into danger. For these reasons, femme fatale is almost always punished for her transgressions. A story or setting created from the imagination, and not presented as fact, a cultural product that comes in many forms and genres. An advance hint of what"s to come in the story; conveyed in dialogue, imagery, prior plot events. How a work of fiction is presented, as opposed to its substance or subject matter; can be broken down according to medium, length, method of publication/distribution, etc.
