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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The Stranger‚ written by Albert Camus‚ is an existentialist novel about a man who struggles to understand his free will. Camus’ personal philosophy is portrayed throughout the entire novel through the actions of the main character‚ Monsieur Meursault. For the entire book‚ Meursault does not conform well into normal society. For example‚ he does not mourn his mother’s death. He also does not feel any regret after murdering a man who did not deserve to be murdered. However‚ at the end of the novel
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homage to Spielberg’s movies and vintage television. So why hasn’t Netflix renewed Stranger Things season 2 yet? Looking at the facts‚ over 14 million people view the first eight episodes since Stranger Things dropped in Netflix back in July 15. On the record‚ it is one of the most watched series in terms of being a Netflix original. It even topped Marvel’s Daredevil‚ according to TV Guide. Will there be a Stranger Things season 2? The Duffer Brothers‚ the creators of the show‚ explain that they
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"Stranger in the Village" In the essay "Stranger in the Village" the author tells about his experience in a small Swiss mountain village where he visited from America. In this very small secluded town populated by all white people the author is the only black person that the people of the village have ever seen. "From all available evidence no black man had ever set foot in this tiny Swiss village before I came‚" (93). The author would stay in the village for a short stay and then go back to
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7 ANALYZING THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE AND TECHNIQUE T he writer’s overall purpose determines the techniques he or she uses. The writer’s reason for writing a particular article or book may be manipulative‚ as in propaganda or advertising‚ or may be more straightforward‚ as in informative writing. In either case‚ understanding the writer’s underlying purpose will help you interpret the context of the writing. It will also help you see why writers make the decisions they do—from the largest
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once changed them. First I will show how the person can be evil while his actions are not. On page twenty-nine of ‚”The Stranger‚” Raymond states‚” I am not a bad guy‚ but I have a short fuse.” As he explains to Meursault how he had been on the train and he had the chance to ignore the stranger who had approached him ready to fight.
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Beautiful Stranger May 3rd 2018 Plot: Margaret’s entertainment of the stranger made her fall out of reality. Margaret and her two kids arrived at the train station to pick up her husband. When John arrived‚ Margaret was happy to see him‚ but her kids are wondering when their dad was gonna get home. The man representing John was not the real John but a stranger. They all got home and unpacked‚ trying to get back into their lives. Margaret seemed to be entertaining this illusion that the stranger is John
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in federal elections or is it something much more? Ambrose Flask attempts to unravel the true meaning of freedom in his short story “The Strangers That Came to Town.” This story outlines the journey of the Duvitch family as they rise from the depths of oppression to obtain a sense of equality and acceptance from their society. In his short story‚ “The Strangers that Came to Town”‚ Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being accepted. First of all‚ the Duvitches’ dark‚ mysterious past
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Themes of The Stranger Several themes in The Stranger serve as the foundation to the novel. Detachment‚ the first theme‚ is evident through Meursault’s overall attitude‚ Salamano’s situation‚ and Meursault’s desire to bury his mother without seeing her body. Meursault detached himself from the rest of “normal” society‚ doing what he pleases and not expressing any empathy toward his mother’s death. Salamano felt detached after his dog ran away‚ even though he treated him poorly. The second
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Personal history as well as the backdrop of events surrounding that personal history are both significant to many works of prose other than fiction. In at least two works you have studied‚ discuss the use made of the interplay between personal history and the background within which that personal history occurred. In the texts The Great Gatsby by F. S. Fitzgerald and The Outsider by Albert Camus‚ the backdrop of events during the writing of the novels as well as the personal histories of the authors
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