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Suggestions for Our Many Themes
In class I was personally struck by the suggestion of Anne Dalke to follow parodies of genres. Not only does it sound interesting, but, in studying parodies I feel that one can better understand the "parodied."
We seem to like the idea of a novel, a graphic novel, and a movie (or something other than print). Besides the wonderful examples (that I will be very grateful when or if they are posted here) suggested by others during class, I'd like to suggest the following for each of the remaining four ideas (since I was in the villainy group and we have already made concrete suggestions and some groups have already suggested concrete examples that I would go with as well):
Identity
Novel: The Funhouse by Dean Koontz
Graphic Novel: Blankets by Craig Thompson or Maus by Art Spielgelman
Third (short fiction): We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Mysteries (Sherlock Holmes)
1st story: The Hound of Baskerville
2nd story: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Mary Russell
Movie: They Might Be Giants
Parodies and Satires
Novel: Don Quixote/ Gulliver's Travels
Graphic Novel: The Life and Times of the Shmoo by Al Capp
Movie: Life of Brian
Time
Movie: Primer