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Through reading the Phantom of the Opera, one connection that very prominently stood out to me was one of Cohen’s theses. It is his Thesis 4: The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference. The reason that this stuck out to me is because the Phantom has a physical facial deformity. As I mentioned inContinue reading “Phantom of the Opera Connection”

A discussion question that I have about The Phantom of the Opera is “Do you believe the Phantom is a spirit or a physical being?” In Chapter 7, the Phantom sends a letter to the managers making requests, and when they do the opposite of what he asks, the chandelier comes crashing down and CarlottaContinue reading “Phantom of the Opera Discussion Question”

“No sooner had they entered the box than they came out and called the attendant. When she enquired what the matter was, they replied: ‘Look inside the box: can you see anyone in there? Anyone at all?’ ‘No one,’ said the woman. ‘Well,’ they declared, ‘when we went in we heard a voice saying thatContinue reading “Phantom of the Opera Quote”

While reading Cohen’s Monster Theory, Thesis II really stood out to me. In this thesis, Cohen talks about how the monster never dies. They will either show up a different outfit, have a different sexuality, or appear in some other way shape or form. This stood out to me because it is something that IContinue reading “Response to Cohen’s Monster Theory”

When I read the article “Twilight as a Cultural Force” I was really surprised by the amount of cultural awareness and thought that went into Twilight as a movie. It really got me thinking “How many other books or movies have had similar situations about portraying a culture?” I am very interested in finding outContinue reading “Questions Relating “Twilight as a Cultural Force””

Throughout the story of Twilight, I often found myself going back to the topic of good v. evil. I felt that this strongly connected to the reading of Monsters by Bedford. In this reading, it specifically talks about the how connection of monsters is extremely personal, indicating that each “monster” is determined good or evil basedContinue reading “Good v. Evil; Connections between Twilight”

“But Jacob let go of my hand and yelped, suddenly shaking, falling to the dim forest floor. He twitched on the ground as I watched in horror. ‘Jacob!’ I screamed. But he was gone. In his place was a large red-brown wolf with black eyes. The wolf faced away from me, pointing toward the shore,Continue reading “Quote from Twilight”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”