Discuss how the horror impacts a change in that character or characters.

I choose the theme Politics and the Purge. Below is the outline of what it needs to have. You will be required to analyze a scene from a movie and examine the character’s actions/archetypes/models/tropes that influence that scene. Your analysis should discuss how the horror impacts a change in that character or characters. For instance, if you are watching a Halloween, you might pick Laurie Strode to analyze. You would assess her characteristics in the beginning of the movie, discuss how the horror impacts her, then analyze how she is at the end of the film and whether or not she has been changed. Your thesis will indicate what that change is and why that change happened. The reason could be due to gender differences, abuse, background, mental illness, etc… We will be reading Carol Clover’s essay “Her Body Himself: Gender in the Slasher Film” to understand what an analysis of film looks like. She picks the final ten minutes of slasher films to analyze how the final girl reacts and what happens to her. She does discuss the film in its entirety, but she focuses mainly on why that girl survives. This is similar to what I would like to see. However, make sure you are original in your theories. Remember, you are not simply explaining the scene, but analyzing how the horror changes those characters in the film. You may also asses the actions of the characters, the camera work, the references in the scene, etc…. I will be looking for an argument. We will go over appropriate thesis statements and sample essays. GOALS AND EVALUATION OF YOUR ESSAY: The goals for this assignment are as follows: your analysis of the film how you break down the scene how well you use and incorporate your resources the interest, significance, and/or originality of your argument the quality of your support (reasoning, examples, details) your development of an appropriate persona for your purpose and audience the unity and coherence of your paragraphs your use of standard English conventions Resource requirement: 2 secondary, reliable resources (not including your film) required, you can use up to 4 sources total. You may use Ryan Lizardi and Carol Clover as one of your resources, however, make sure their theories apply to your subgenre. If you are not going the horror movie route, then you need to find at least two sources that will help to guide your theories. Specifications: Typed, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12 pt. Times New Roman Format: Paper should be formatted as an MLA academic paper with a Works Cited page.