response to The School

I think The School is a good work that could be called as literature.

My definition of literature is very simple and broad. If someone tells a story that she makes originally, then the story can be called as a literature. If the author uses writing skills properly, then her work can be called as a good literature. In my opinion, there are three main characteristics of a good literature. Firstly, it needs adequate dramatic conflicts. In The School, the conflicts between students and living thing they killed, between students and the teacher, and between the teacher and the assistant, are very attractive. And conflicts are also used to develop plots. Secondly, the author would hide something she thinks below the conflicts. In The School, Barthelme put a heavy problem that maybe also happens in other schools through those conflicts, and makes it dramatic and exaggerated. By this characteristic, good literatures are no longer just telling a story, but also lead readers to think more about the problem in society and life. Thirdly, a good literature work would describe one or more impressed characters. In The school, Barthelme makes a group of crazy students, and a helpless teacher.

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Literature Review

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uNubLe8LGK3A8wq-0BUYRRxD-fwp14ucxOpkUNDvOe8/edit#

Bibliography Project Part 2

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Bibliography Project Part 1

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10 synonyms

vampire, bloodsucker, Dracula,

bloody, gory, sanguinary, red, sanguinary

vampire films, Gothic films, horror films, thriller,

Research Plan

Vampire is a famous and popular image in west culture. Usually, vampire is regarded as an element of evil, bloody and violence. Through analysis of vampire the symbol in film about vampire, I intend to explore how the symbol of vampire changed with time goes by. In this research, I will focus on some typical films such as Nosferatu, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Interview with the Vampire. From these films, I will explore the meaning of vampire the symbol and make audiences have better understanding of complicated history of vampire.

Vampire is an attractive element in novels and films, but the image of vampire have always been changed. Many audiences are confused when they watch films about vampire because the vampires in different films have different images. Sometimes they are ugly and violence, while sometime they are elegant and beautiful. This research will provide a completed history of the change of vampire’s image in films to discuss how vampires’ images have been changed.

This research will use some films about vampire as example to explore different vampires in different periods. The main method I choose is textual analysis. Other author’s point of view will be referred, and the research will be objective and factual.