Michael Jackson - Thriller

Chris Brown - Wall To Wall

Engelsk komma 2

Engelsk komma 1

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

Suffer the little children

1) Wherein lies the horror?
2) What happens with Buddy Jenkins?
3) Is it all in Miss Sidley´s mind or are the children actually evil little monsters, or perhaps there is a third solution?
4) What does the title imply?
5) Who is the narrator and how does the language effect the story?
6) Think about the contrasting themes of good/evil; madness/sanity; chaos/order etc. in terms of message.

Apply the theories below to the story:
1) Freud´s model of the mind (id, ego, superego)
2) The Uncanny- Freud´s concept of things being familiar andforeign at the same time)
3) Cognitive dissonance (the uncomfortable feeling caused by holding conflicting ideas simultaneously).
4) Thodorov´s literary theory of the Fantastic.

Dracula

1. Characterize the environment with a focus on gothic elements (look up the characteristics if you are in doubt)

2. How can we use Freud's model of the mind in our reading of this story? Provide textual examples.

3. What view on sexuality and death are depicted in the story?

4. Why is this story sooooo fantastic? - Objectively speaking(!)

Poe fan site

Here is a facebook fan site for Edgar Allan Poe - in case you're interested

Jesper - Poetry slam

Metallica - Enter Sandman

The Raven - narrated by James Earl Jones, Music Moonlight Sonata subtitles

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Henry Lee

Where The Wild Roses Grow