MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW
WORKS:
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NON-FICTION/THEORY: |
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LITERARY CONCEPTS:
Agency
- Define & give examples of characters with & without agency
Plot graph
- Identify major points on graph & give examples from class works
Chiasmus
- Define, plot characters from class works on chart, & explain
Character Personhood/Self/Identity
- Identify ways we form/develop self/personhood, & relevance to zombie studies
Irony
- Definition: “the contradiction/incongruity between appearance/expectation and reality” & provide examples from class works
THEMES:
Be prepared to discuss & ground in class works:
- Humanity vs. Survival
- Security vs. Liberty
- Control - self, others, environment
- Zombies as perverted resurrection
- Heroism vs. Strategy
PARTICULARS:
Be prepared to discuss & explore through class works:
- Zombie history - Voodoo, Haiti, Slavery, Baron Samedi, Papa Doc Duvalier, etc.
- Types of zombies (in class works)
- Zombie horde vs. Identity/Individuality
- Zombie Proliferation
- Zombie as _________ metaphor