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Students may go to the Academic Learning Centre (201 Tier) to receive tutoring help on all assignments for ICM ENGLISH 1400W: Thematic Approaches to

the Study of Literature. For those assignments specifically designated as in-class assignments, please limit help to giving feedback on thesis statements, topic sentences, and the effectiveness of students’ usage of specific textual evidence to prove their points. Feel free

to contact me at [email protected] if you require further information.

ENGL 1400W: Thematic Approaches to the Study of Literature

Essay #3 (out-of-class)

Due: November 25, 2020

Choose ONE of the following topics below and write a clear, organized argument of

approximately 1200 words (see syllabus for format for out-of-class essays). Make sure

your thesis statement clearly and explicitly sets out the argument your paper will follow.

Discuss specific examples from the texts to support and develop your points as clearly

and effectively as possible. Make sure all evidence is analyzed in terms of its

significance to your thesis statement. If the evidence does not support your overall

argument, the evidence should not be used in your paper.

1. In TWO of the works we have studied this term, explain the relationship between

horror and travel. You should consider the implications of journeying from civilization

and into wilderness when answering this question.

2. Although the horror genre has often been considered to be radical because it deals

with the violation of social taboos, explain how horror also works to enforce social norms

in TWO of the works we have studied this term.

3. Write an original short story according to the traditions of horror fiction we have

learnt this term. You can have human or non-human characters and are free to set your

story in the past, present, or future. Your story can slightly exceed the word limits of this

assignment – it can range from 1500 words to 2500 words. You must also include a

prefatory paragraph or two discussing your story – explaining if your story is a re-

interpretation of another story, what rules of traditional horror fiction you have followed,

which rules you have broken, and your reasons for doing so. You will be graded on your

creativity, character development, the stylistic strength of your writing, and your overall

understanding of the horror genre. You MUST receive permission from me to do this

short story choice PRIOR to submission of your short story. You CANNOT do the

short story option for both Essay#2 and Essay#3.

4. In TWO of the works we have studied this term, discuss how horror can be the result

of fears surrounding the monstrous-feminine.

5. Pick ONE of the following Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath OR Greed OR Sloth OR Pride

OR Lust OR Envy OR Gluttony. Explain the significance and meaning of this sin and

trace its variations in TWO of the works we have studied this term.

6. In TWO of the works we have studied this term, discuss how horror can be the result

of fears of pestilence and or invasion.

7. In TWO of the works we have studied this term, discuss the relationship between

horror and technology and forbidden knowledge.

Students may go to the Academic Learning Centre (201 Tier) to receive tutoring help on all assignments for ICM ENGLISH 1400W: Thematic Approaches to

the Study of Literature. For those assignments specifically designated as in-class assignments, please limit help to giving feedback on thesis statements, topic sentences, and the effectiveness of students’ usage of specific textual evidence to prove their points. Feel free

to contact me at [email protected] if you require further information.

8. In TWO of the works we have studied this term, discuss the relationship between

passion and the spiritual, mental, and physical degeneration of members of the

establishment.

9. In TWO of the works we have studied this term, discuss the role of liminal space OR

liminal bodies in horror. Make sure that you explain the concept of liminality when

answering this question.

10. Choose your own topic. Your topic MUST be cleared with me to make certain you

are on the right track before the paper is submitted.