I’m sorry I missed introducing Viramontes’ novel on Friday. We’ll talk about it on Monday. For then, please read at least through page 98. Pay special note to the way the characters interrelate. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2014
When deciding what topic I wanted to research for our final project, I had noticed a constant commonality in the books we were reading, specifically in the Mexican culture of each character. The Lady of Guadalupe, also known … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of poetry.arizona.edu I found this link (found below at the end of this post) with an interview of Manuel Munoz. What I found quite interesting was the fact that he discusses Candy and talking about writing in … Continue reading
“In November 1957 — two years before Psycho was first published — Ed Gein was arrested in his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsinfor the murders of two women. When police searched his home, they found furniture, silverware, and even clothing made of human skin and body … Continue reading
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. Norman and Dan are examples of this. The end of Psycho, when Norman is … Continue reading
http://hhttp://http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/05/peering-into-munozs-hitchcocki I found a great website comparing Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho to Manuel Munoz’s What You See in the Dark which has been a in depth dialogue in class over the past week and specifically discussing the idea of voyeurism. I particularly like the idea of … Continue reading
Several characters construct narratives about other people in this novel. In some way, it echoes the movie making process. When an actor is playing a role, they often construct a narrative to give life to the character: what motivates them, … Continue reading
“What You See In The Dark” and the famous film Psycho have an abundance of similarities which makes it even more interesting that they are interweaved in the same story. It is interesting to see the “behind the scenes” of … Continue reading
In Nietzsche’s novella, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, the protagonist is advised to be cautious when dealing with monsters, and that when he stares into the abyss, that abyss, too, stares back. The line has often been paraphrased to equivocate any kind … Continue reading