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    Brooks‚ Peter. “Virtue and Terror: The Monk.” ELH‚ vol. 40‚ no. 2‚ 1973‚ pp. 249–263. www.jstor.org/stable/2872659. CarterAngela. “The Company of Wolves.” Monsters‚ Edited by Brandy Ball Blake and L. Andrew Cooper. Fountainhead Press‚ 2012‚ pp 101-111. Cooper‚ L. Andrew‚ Brandy Ball Blake. “Serial Killers: From Jack the Ripper to Aileen Wuornos.” Monster‚ Edited by Brandy Ball Blake and L. Andrew Cooper. Fountainhead Press‚ 2012‚ pp 203-209. Cooper‚ L. Andrew‚ Brandy Ball Blake. “Strange Transformations:

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    twins. Doctors told her that low amniotic fluid and poor growth placed the twins in danger‚ but she refused the surgery until too late‚ reportedly on cosmetic grounds—she is alleged not to have wanted the resulting vertical scar. * In 1987‚ Angela Carter‚ who was dying of cancer‚ also refused a C-section. She sought to remain pregnant until the 28th week of pregnancy‚ the point at which doctors had once told her her baby would have the best chance to survive. At 26 weeks‚ however‚ physicians felt

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    how much of a burden beauty really is. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder is a common saying that holds true in all senses. Beauty has evolved dramatically‚ and what was once considered beautiful is now passé. According to A Wound in the Face by Angela

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    The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Assignment 3: Read “The Bloody Chamber” with info on suspense/surprise in mind and ascertain differences in this text and the text “Weekend”. First of all‚ it should be mentioned that these two stories are of completely different types of suspense. Suspense in ‘Weekend’ can hardly be compared with the suspense in ‘The Bloody Chamber’. Whereas the suspense in ‘The Bloody Chamber’ makes you curious and continue read‚ in ‘Weekend’ you do not necessarily have

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    To what extent do you agree that‚ in gothic writing‚ fear and pain are sources of pleasure? Fear and pain are sources of pleasure that Shelley in ‘Frankenstein’ employs‚ especially within the character of Victor. The painful description of the monstrous birth is one example of this- having the element of disturbance to shock the reader‚ yet to Victor (the creator) his response is pleasure and he seems to enjoy the terrifying sounds made of the birth; ‘’I might infuse a spark… into the lifeless thing’’

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    fundamentalism and Capitalistic ideology prevalent in Iran through this graphic novel. History is usually a serious subject but in Persepolis it has been dealt with in a comic way. Metafiction: Persepolis is a Metafiction as it involves self-reflexivity‚ rejects conventional plot and violates narrative levels. Metafiction attempts to blur the line between fiction and reality. In Persepolis Marjane often breaks out of the narrative to address the reader‚ or comments on the story or events of the novel

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    literary world. They are the subject of intense and extensive academic discourse at the same time as they are animated and commercialized for children by major production companies. The identity of the fairy tale as literature is hotly contested. Angela Carter’s view on fairy tales was that they were on the same "cultural level" as classic works like Paradise Lost. In contrast to Carter’s view‚ an experienced librarian at a major metropolitan library informed this writer that the library does not

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    1999 novel Atonement demonstrates the consequences of a false accusation as it progresses over three different time periods. Through a variety of literary techniques and devices‚ including intertextuality‚ symbolism‚ imagery‚ characterisation and metafiction‚ McEwan demonstrates the danger of an imagination that can’t quite see the boundaries of what is real and what is unreal. He explores the dangers of a falsified reality‚ while the suffering because of his protagonist Briony’s imagination is emphasised

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    Rotkäppchen‚ Little Red-Cap‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ there as so many different names for this story and this character. Just as the villain in Little Red’s tale has been called a wolf‚ a werewolf‚ and in NBC’s television show Grimm‚ it is even called a Blutbaden. This children’s fairy tale has been rewritten in screenplays‚ stage plays‚ books‚ songs‚ and poetry. But no matter what the characters are called‚ or how the story is presented‚ it all comes back to the original tales that was written by

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    People understand things differently from each other.  This is because people’s experiences are distinct and their reaction to certain events that occur differs.  This is why people respond differently when they are placed in the same situations.  There are those who are able to face discomforts and trials‚ but there are also those who walk away.  Ursula Le Guin’s “ The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is a good example of a Metafictional text because it lacks a central or conventional plot; it is

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