Between 2 and 3 pages, MLA format.
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In “Monsters and the Moral Imagination” Steven Asma’s thesis suggests “Monsters can
stand as symbols of human vulnerability and crisis…”.
What Asma suggests here is that Monsters are symbolic. Even if they are “fake”, they represent real fears about the world, about each other and about ourselves.
Monster Prompt Paragraph Structure:
PARAGRAPH 1
Intro: Introduce your monster. It can be a category of monster (ghosts, vampires, etc.) or a particular monster from a movie, video game, graphic novel, or book (e.g., Lestat from Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire or Freddy Krueger from Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street). Provide a bit of background for the monster…who are they? What is their origin story?
Thesis: How does your monster illustrate Asma’s thesis? How does your monster represent a social fear, contradiction, or conflict?
PARAGRAPHS 2, 3, and 4 (Body)
Body paragraphs: Include support for your thesis statement. Each body paragraph should have its own topic sentence that ties back to your thesis. You can also include a quote from the movie, video game, graphic novel, or book your monster is from.
BODY 1 (paragraph 2)-victims of the monster
BODY 2(paragraph 3)- Methods of the monster
BODY 3 (paragraph 4)- The Mask of the Monster
PARAGRAPH 5 (Conclusion)
Conclusion: What have you learned about the monster from the application of Asma’s theory, and how has it enriched your understanding of this particular monster…and monsters in general?
Works cited page.
You must include a works cited page for this assignment. To review works cited, please consult the Purdue OWL.
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