Killing Monsters (Jones)
Jones's first memory is being this monster-slayer hero.
Who is Beowulf?
The Latin word monstrum comes from monere which means this.
What is "to warn"?
"The monster is born...as an embodiment of a certain cultural moment."
What is Thesis I?
The main villain in Nightmare on Elm Street.
Freddy Krueger
This is the central argument of an essay.
Thesis
Who is the Incredible Hulk?
Reading and writing about monsters provides this to help us "define feelings on [sensitive] issues."
What is a vocabulary or way to talk about?
Monsters are "disturbing hybrids" and are "full of rebuke to traditional methods of organizing knowledge."
What is Thesis III?
This zombie movie starring Milla Jovovich is based on a popular video game series.
Resident Evil
This part of the essay gives an overview of the main topic and usually states the main argument.
Introduction
True or False. According to Jones, there are levels of violence. Or, in other words, not all violence is the same.
This characteristic "makes monsters monstrous."
What is difference?
"No monster tastes of death but once."
What is Thesis II?
inspired by the book of the same title, this movie stars Brad Pitt as U.N. employee Gerry Lane.
World War Z
Jones says "playing with rage" has several benefits. Name two.
Reduce the power of rage.
Compensate for "lost wildness."
Safely explore the forbidden.
Pretend to be who we're not.
A Griffin or a Centaur is an example of this, a mixture of different animals.
What is a hybrid?
"We distrust and loathe the monster at the same time we envy its freedom."
What is Thesis VI?
Written by Mary Shelley in 1808, this novel is considered a classic and has been adapted for stage, TV, and film.
Frankenstein
This part of the essay wraps up the essay, offers more than a summary, and leaves readers with something to think about.
According to Jones, "Every story of a superhero or monster resonates" with this.
What is the personal story of the audience?
"The proliferation of humanoid monsters and monstrous humans has made us realize" that monsters do this.
What is reflect on who we [humans] are?
"Monstrous difference tends to be cultural, political, racial, economic, sexual."
This actor originally played Pennywise the Clown in the first (small) screen adaptation of Stephen King's IT.
Tim Curry
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