Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Paper topic- Death and all his (or her) friends
So pertaining to The Graveyard Book in particular (and any other works you guys want to suggest from class!) I want to do something with the ways that Death and Hell are depicted in modern fiction. How have authors' and filmmakers'/TV producers' representation of these age-old icons changed from the classic Greek or Biblical depictions? What sort of environment has The Underworld turned into for us and what sort of creatures reside there? What sorts can travel between our world and Hell and how? Has perdition become a place for monsters to live and thrive, instead of merely the final destination for rotten souls? I'll probably incorporate the TV show 'Supernatural' somehow because it deals with this A LOT. I don't know exactly what angle I'm going to take, so I need your guys' and Andy's help. Send me your thoughts, suggestions, anything, yo. Thanks!
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I love this idea! I was thinking of doing something similar, but I'll probably avoid that now to stay away from yours. I would suggest using Gaiman for sure. Maybe you could use something like "Pan's Labyrinth" too if you need it?
I really loved your point about the similarity of "The Graveyard Book" to the Yeats poem. Would you mind terribly if I considered using this for my paper?
Thanks Kristen. Go for it!
I know this is unhelpful but all I can think of is that Adam Sandler movie from middle school... Little Nicky maybe?
I like this. I think you could bring in Death from Supernatural. Maybe even the one from Family Guy ;)
Sandman. I know I keep coming back to it, but this may actually work for your paper. In this series, hell is both a place for the damned and a culture and community for demons. Plus it's also by Gaiman, so there's that connection.
I just thought about it, but maybe you could use Dante? I guess this is more of a look into the afterlife than the personification of Death, but that's an idea if you decide to change the direction of your paper.
Death from the Terry Pratchet series of books is always a good choice too! haha.
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