Alright, here's my paper.
Though I implore you, if you're going to borrow some ideas please reffer me.
I'm one of those people who puts a great deal of trust into shared information but also believes that acknowledgement is due for hard work.
Alright, So the attachments
1 Psycho-Subliminal
This is the main essay and the only one with academic credit.
It's 8 pages, 1.5 line spacing with a 1 page bibliography.
Main Ideas: (I'm citing from the essay here)
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“there is no question that we sense many things without being consciously aware of them” and that “there is also no question that unconscious factors can affect behavior or motor action”(Carroll).
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The formalistic qualities within the film, such as character, plot and imagery appeal to the unconcious which consequently regulates behavior.
To proove this point I:
I know it doesn't seem to have much to do with werewolves, but since I focus in on the horror genre and werewolves to proove my thesis, they're much more integrated into the main body. So be patient.Quote:
I disarm the formal componants of myth and spectacle and apply rational analysis.
II place the results within a psychoanalytical context.
III synthesizing all previous conclusions with pre-established concepts in media, culture and anthopology.
Thhe Second Attachment
"Lycanthropia"
So as you can see, it was just a written aid I used. There is no validity to it, so to speak... except I found it very useful to look at the characters as if they were psychologically ill.Quote:
The profiles of the patients have been removed from the movies, Ginger Snaps and American Werewolf in London, and synthesized with “Dr. Seward’s Diary,” from Dracula. The reason in doing so is to eliminate the myth and spectacle from the film in order to isolate the psychological importance. “Dr. Seward’s Journal” is appropriated for the patient study because of his character role in Dracula as well as the format he uses. Seward is scientific and in his analysis uses only rationality and observation. His analysis of his patient, R. M. Renfield, is identical to my goal in understanding each respectable victim of lycanthropia. By synthesizing the character information with Seward’s format I will be able to isolate and respect the psychological and behavioral characteristics of lycanthropia. To emphasize the rational and analytical significance of my studies I have written them in APA format.
They are not werewolves, they think they are and all the symptoms are delusions. They see fur, but it's not there. The actions are real though, so it explains how the "Id" takes over the Ego and causes the person under speculation to act in a primitive manner.
Hope this helps.
If you'd like to talk about the paper, have any questions etc. you can get a hold of me on MSN or AIM.
min_tee_@hotmail.com / Ashley K Faith
