Jared Potts Ms. Reeves Film/Capstone 4 November 2012 Mise-en-Scene: The Strangers The Strangers (Bertino) is a 2008 horror/thriller film‚ directed by Bryan Bertino‚ and starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman. Based on true events‚ The Strangers‚ tells of a young couple‚ Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt (Scott Speedman)‚ who stay in the Hoyts’ rural summer home after attending a wedding. Throughout the night‚ three people in masks (Kip Weeks‚ Gemma Ward‚ and Laura Margolis)‚ one man and
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In the short story‚ “The Strangers That Came to Town” by Ambrose Flack shows discrimination through the symbolism of the Duvitches dog Kasimar. Kasimar symbolizes innocence. Just like the Duvitches “no one had ever heard him bark or growl”(Flack 4). Normally dogs would bark or growl at people‚ however‚ Kasimar was different‚ he acted just like the family to which he belonged. The Duvitches often felt lonely as they were discriminated. The Duvitch children just moved to a strange town and no one welcomes
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confliction of what “law” is and what is “justice” that becomes prevalent towards the end of The Stranger‚ and deems the question as to whether true justice was given to Meursault. As respectable as it is to deem that justice was served to Meursault in regards to his crime‚ if it can be called that‚ due to the very nature of justice and law‚ justice was in fact not served at the end of The Stranger. While law may hold an unbiased face and appear to be clear cut‚ the problem remains that its structure
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Unana‚ Dina B. AB Political Science In Praise of Reading and Fiction I learned to read at the age of five‚ in Brother Justiniano’s class at the De la Salle Academy in Cochabamba‚ Bolivia. It is the most important thing that has ever happened to me. Almost seventy years later I remember clearly how the magic of translating the words in books into images enriched my life‚ breaking the barriers of time and space and allowing me to travel with Captain Nemo twenty thousand leagues under the sea
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The play “Master Harold”... and the Boys”‚ by Athol Fugard‚ illustrates life in South Africa under the apartheid rule. The play is written in the South African context and the issue of apartheid is central in the play. The play is an informative and autobiographical one-act play about the relationship between Hally‚ Willie and Sam. Throughout “Master Harold”.....and the Boys‚ Fugard describes many emotions that take place between the characters‚ to which different reactions are noted. The primary
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Fiction: Pulp or No Pulp? Directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ Pulp Fiction (1994) follows the stories of four groups of people associated with the mob‚ led by Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames)‚ and their struggles with faith‚ loyalty‚ and morality. As Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta) do the dirty work for the mob‚ they come across all sorts of moral dilemmas. The story‚ told in four different points of view‚ is about the characters everyday lives‚ leading up to each of
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Debby Shum 9B (12) Book report-Fiction Pre-reading task: Title: Flour Babies Author: Anne Fine Publisher: The Penguin Group Year of Publication: 1992 Post-reading Task: My comments: My favorite character is Simon Martin because he was willing to solve problems and found the final answer. He was mature and self-disciplined‚ always helping others‚ considerate and thoughtful to others. We should learn from him. The most interesting and memorable scene in the book is Simon hurdled
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The Evolution of Science Fiction Worlds: From Frankenstein to Babel-17 One of the earliest successful science fiction stories was Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley. Since the publishing of that novel‚ the world and imagery in science fiction novels that would follow would grow to encompass more expansive ideas‚ images‚ including other worlds‚ other dimensions‚ and vivid alien-like creatures to help tell these richly bizarre‚ yet human stories. In this paper‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ H.G
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The novel of Harris stands as a signpost of current horror fiction in the development of the serial killer as an antihero. With the creation of arguably the best fictional criminals ever‚ Harris makes reference to his habit of making use of real-life serial murderers and forensics to establish a practical subgenre of the crime thriller. The tones of the chapters vary here‚ which resulted in a diverse and uneven read. The conversation of Lecter discloses his penchant for psychology and the coaching
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Polished Personal Purposeful Narrative Essay English 1301:266 23 October 2013 “Stranger Danger”‚ Gone Wrong “Stop the car!” in a frantic panic voice as I was running after the family car. “Mom don’t leave me!” I yelled‚ as my family drove off without clue that I was not in the car with them. As I came to a halting stop‚ my heart was pounding a hundred miles a minute. I was sweating so much; it felt I had played a full game of basketball. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Perspiration and tears filled
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