I feel like writing out my ideas might help me put them in order. I have two(ish) ideas that I'm considering for this paper.
One actually was originally Jordan's idea (but I asked for permission). I loved the connection she made between Yeats's poem "The Stolen Child" and "The Graveyard Book." I'm not sure there is enough here to do a whol paper, but I was thinking maybe I could write about the presence of folk lore in fantasy. I'm not sure that I can really find much background information on this, but it seems like it could be fun. Any suggestions about other works I could use?
I really like my other idea, but I haven't had any luck finding sources to help my argument. I also haven't managed to put it into words, so this might be a little choppy. I want to use "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Heart-shaped Box" to discuss the negation of stereotypes in fantasy. I would argue that Buffy is the typical "dumb blonde", but is also a great strategist and saves the world constantly. I think Hill did a great job of presenting a "goth" metal singer and girlfriend who actually realize they are afraid of death even though the embrace it in their daily images. Like I said, I really love this, but I don't know if I can find any supporting information. Any clues on where to look?
And if neither of these work, I guess I could do my boring idea of discussing the scientific plausibility of the Dome, but that would be basically a science paper and I doubt anyone wants to read that.
Thanks for your help!
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