Week Five
Reading Two: "The Thing in the Forrest"
1. Historically, Byatt’s story relates to events surrounding WWII and the evacuation of English children to the countryside to protect them from city air raids. The “thing” in the forest becomes a symbol of the terror of war. Historians have noticed similar trends in other cultures: some have argued, for example, that the Salem witch hunts were really based on the people’s fear of Native American attacks, which were then translated as fear of local witches conjuring evil spirits. Think about your culture today—is there a tragic event that has been translated into stories?
Mayan came to the conclusion that the world was going to end in December 21, 2012. They had a calendar that was set for the end of the world on December 21, 2012. This ancient culture predicted that a fifth sun would appear and the world would end. As we can see this prediction did not happen; however, there is a movie that was made to dedicate the tribute too--"2012".
2. What other monsters does the “loathly worm” resemble? Do some digging and see what you can uncover in literature, art, or other media (movies, games). Offer a summary of your findings, including images or links to resources.
Another monster that resembles the "loathly worm" is the snake in the Harry potter movie "The Chamber of Secrets". It was known that if you looked directly into the snakes eyes you would die from being in the petrified estate. The snake was a symbol of evil trying to take over and to find the snake the characters had to gain a curiosity to find out what was petrified everybody. Both books exhibit the characters curiosity to find out what the evil creature was and the creature for both stories was known as evil and life threatening. Both creatures actually seem to have some characteristics in common as well.
1. Historically, Byatt’s story relates to events surrounding WWII and the evacuation of English children to the countryside to protect them from city air raids. The “thing” in the forest becomes a symbol of the terror of war. Historians have noticed similar trends in other cultures: some have argued, for example, that the Salem witch hunts were really based on the people’s fear of Native American attacks, which were then translated as fear of local witches conjuring evil spirits. Think about your culture today—is there a tragic event that has been translated into stories?
Mayan came to the conclusion that the world was going to end in December 21, 2012. They had a calendar that was set for the end of the world on December 21, 2012. This ancient culture predicted that a fifth sun would appear and the world would end. As we can see this prediction did not happen; however, there is a movie that was made to dedicate the tribute too--"2012".
2. What other monsters does the “loathly worm” resemble? Do some digging and see what you can uncover in literature, art, or other media (movies, games). Offer a summary of your findings, including images or links to resources.
Another monster that resembles the "loathly worm" is the snake in the Harry potter movie "The Chamber of Secrets". It was known that if you looked directly into the snakes eyes you would die from being in the petrified estate. The snake was a symbol of evil trying to take over and to find the snake the characters had to gain a curiosity to find out what was petrified everybody. Both books exhibit the characters curiosity to find out what the evil creature was and the creature for both stories was known as evil and life threatening. Both creatures actually seem to have some characteristics in common as well.
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