NPF 188 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Emma Donoghue, Linda Hutcheon, Cultural Artifact
18 Oct 2016
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Adapt another narrative from one platform to another, or between the same platform (spinoffs, etc. ) The victorians (linda hutcheon, the theory of adaptation) Book has more detail, is more engaging, Jack is the narrator, the story is told from his perspective: simple, childlike wording, gives the items in the room agency; capitalized names, assigns pronouns to them. Room, a confined shed, is jack"s whole world, all he believes is outside are outer space and tv world. It is his safe haven, it"s the only home he"s ever known, even though we know that it is essentially a prison. Strength of a mother-child bond: mental health (esp. in ma, physical closeness and intimacy (eg. breastfeeding, how this relationship changes when they get outside, dependence between the two. Language: jack"s names for things, word sandwiches game as a means to educate jack. Jack"s nightmares: happen more often once they escape, center on him and ma.
