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I was thinking of exploring the alternate universes/dimensions by comparing the "upside down" in Stranger Things and the "Oasis" in Ready Player One.
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I was thinking about writing about the portrayal of minorities in novels. I thought it would be interesting to write about The Hate U Give and possibly To Kill a Mockingbird or something like that. I'm not positive yet but I think this is a super important topic.
I really like both of those films and I think this could definitely work. You could also probably connect it to a dystopian future book.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen or read Ready Player One but I have watched Stranger Things. Do you have any ideas about what you want to analyze about the upside down? It could be cool to look at any symbolism there might be, or maybe analyze the effect its presence has on the characters.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting idea. Have you ever seen Interstellar? That movie has a lot to do with alternate universes/dimensions.
ReplyDeleteI like the connection between these two texts, but I worry that you won't find any secondary criticism. I think we may have to find a more traditional text to connect in so you can gather enough criticism. Here's a really helpful Wikipedia page on Parallel Universes that has references to other texts that might work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_universes_in_fiction. You could always explore a Greek myth like Eurydice, in which Orpheus goes to the Underworld to retrieve his love, Eurydice. Just make sure that one of your texts has some secondary criticism.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we did talk about Bandersnatch earlier. If you're interested in writing about that, there's a cool story by Jorge Louis Borges called "The Garden of Forking Paths" that you could connect in interesting ways: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Forking_Paths
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