Wednesday, August 11, 2010

"Why We Crave Horror Stories" Question Responses

1. I think the thesis is implied. The thesis is a bit difficult to narrow down, but it is roughly that people have dark or morbid urges, just as they have the urges for love and happiness.
2. He uses a simile to describe how horror movies are like roller coasters. He also uses the examples of Robert Redford and Diana Ross as definitions of beauty. Something else that caught my eye was the analogies used about football/combat and horror movies/lynching.
3. The last sentence was my favorite, because it is so very true! He kept it short, because it branches off a very popular lyric. People know this lyric, so he just added his twist to it. This allows readers to feel the light-hearted side of life through the lyric, and then bring them back to reality with a fact that is usually avoided.

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