stephen king
Who is Stephen King?
an American author who is famous for psychological horror in normal settings
What is The White Man’s Burden?
A poem by Rudyard Kipling that presents imperialism as a moral duty to “civilize” colonized peoples.
What role do spectators play in controlling society in the black mirror episode we watched?
They become observers who judge and rate each other which in turn affect peoples oppuritunities
What is The Raven?
A famous poem by Edgar Allan Poe that tells the story of a grieving man visited by a mysterious bird repeating the word “Nevermore.”
What is a fable or folk tale?
This genre is recognized through features such as talking animals, simple language, repetition, rhymes, a home–out–home structure, and a moral lesson about humanity and nature.
Who is Annie Wilkes?
A character from the movie misery who keeps the author Paul Sheldon captured
What is The Brown Man’s Burden?
A satirical response to Kipling that criticizes imperialism as greed, violence, and exploitation disguised as humanitarianism.
What is chameleon effect?
This psychological phenomenon describes how people unconsciously imitate others’ expressions, posture, and voice tones.
What is natural evil?
This term refers to harmful events that happen naturally, such as floods, storms, or diseases.
What is science fiction?
Science Fiction is characterized by futuristic settings, advanced science and technology, dystopias, and a novum
What is circular composition?
A narrative technique is common in Stephen King’s stories, where the ending connects back to the beginning and creates a sense of repetition or an endless cycle.
What is imperialism?
According to Brittanica it is:
imperialism is a state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas
How does social approval influence people’s behaviour in the Black mirror episode?
people feel an intense pressure to conform and perform normativity
What is moral evil?
Harmful acts that people comit Wellington
What is the idea that nature is finite and vulnerable?
In “Dominion Over Nature,” Pack argues that modern society must replace the idea that nature is endless with this understanding of nature.
Who is Harold Parkette?
A character in The Lawnmower Man who is portrayed as a lazy, arrogant suburban man obsessed with baseball and maintaining appearances.
What is the “civilizing mission” or the White Man’s Burden?
British imperialism, this supposed mission of spreading civilization and cleanliness to colonized peoples.
What is a mood contagion?
A Mood contagion is when people begin to share the emotions or moods of others, such as feeling happier around happy people or sadder around depressed people.
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
An American gothic author, who wrote stories such as The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart
What is the NOVUM?
a scientifically explainable new element that does not yet exist in the real world.
What is psychological horror?
In many Stephen King stories, horror comes not only from monsters but also from fear, trauma, obsession, and mental instability.
What is the loss of freedom and control caused by imperialism?
Orwell’s essay, Shooting an Elephant, reveals this major contradiction of the British Empire: although the British appear powerful, they are also psychologically trapped by the role of imperial ruler.
What are two of the most prevalent reason for conforming to social norms?
to avoid rejection and gain social approval (Normative Social Influence)
to gain useful information from others (Informational Social Influence)
What are the important themes in Frankenstein?
man vs nature, isolation and loneliness, hubris, playing god
How is Nature portrayed in science fiction?
The Natural Order is usually portrayed people try to play god. Thereby disrupting the natural order as the catalyst for the film
Natural disasters is usually when nature attacks humanity through stuff like tsunamis and therefore kickstarts the movie
Natural ressources is about when people destroy the earth and humans most do something about it.