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Brainstorming: Third Formal Essay

Hippolyta's Multifaceted Development in Lovecraft Country

1. Thesis Statement: Hippolyta grows into a more confident and assertive woman due to her experiences as an explorer, dancer, warrior, and mother, recognizing her full potential and gaining control over her life.

2. Body paragraph topic sentences: 

I. The first universe she enters is one in which she is a famous dancer, where she finds the power of her body and the joy of dance.

II. Hippolyta takes on the role of an explorer in one of her excursions, finding new realms and uncovering secret truths. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: This is the final role Hippolyta takes on, so I recommend making this point IV.

III. In a different reality, Hippolyta becomes a warrior and commands an army of Amazonian women. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Significance?

IV. In the following universe, she becomes a wife and mother to George and a little son. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Hippolyta is reunited with George, but there are no children in this universe.

3. Sample in-text citation (Hawkes 1-17), (Apostolaki 31), (Romero n.p.), and (Triplett n.p.). Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Specify a page number. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Delete Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Delete

4. Academic database article works cited entry: Hawkes, D.D. (2021). Hippolyta’s Spiritual Awakening Through Spiritual Warfare in Lovecraft Country (2020). Studies in the Fantastic, 12(1), 1-17. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Hawkes, DeLisa D. "Hippolyta's Spiritual Awakening Through Spiritual Warfare in Lovecraft Country (2020)." Studies in the Fantastic, vol. 12, 2021, p. 1-17. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/sif.2021.0010.

Apostolaki, Elena. "Racial Terror and the Struggle for Freedom in the HBO Series Lovecraft Country." Interdisciplinary Essays on Monsters and the Monstrous. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022. 31–48. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Include the link where you found this.

Hawkes, D. D. (2021). Hippolyta's Spiritual Awakening Through Spiritual Warfare in Lovecraft Country (2020). Studies in the Fantastic, 12(1), 1–17. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Please see the correction for this citation above.

Romero, Ariana. Lovecraft Country Episode 7 Recap: Is This Real Life, Hippolyta? Or Is This Just Fantasy? 2020. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/09/10054384/lovecraft-country-episode-7-recap-what-happened-to-hippolyta-real Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Surround with quotations. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Refinery 29, 27 Sept. 2020, https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/09/10054384/lovecraft-country-episode-7-recap-what-happened-to-hippolyta-real.

Triplett, Steffan. Lovecraft Country Recap: To ’Lyta Land We Go. 2020. https://www.vulture.com/article/lovecraft-country-season-1-episode-7-recap-i-am.html Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Surround with quotations. Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: Vulture, 27 Sept. 2020, https://www.vulture.com/article/lovecraft-country-season-1-episode-7-recap-i-am.html

5. Incorporating the academic database article: Hawkes's paper analyzes the themes and symbols in Hippolyta's journey in Lovecraft Country, which can be used to support the thesis about her character development in each role she plays.

6. How should I respond to possible counterarguments or different interpretations of Hippolyta's journey? Comment by Erin Burns-Davies: You don't necessarily have to address them. But if you do bring up counterpoints, be sure to refute them.