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fandomhigh2010-02-08 09:54 am
chosehumanity) wrote in fandomhigh2010-02-08 09:54 am
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Horror 101, Monday
"Persecution is not new," Mitchell began. Why, yes, the Raven-Max thing had been resolved, he'd picked that up, but he was still in a mood. "...and as to how this applies to the previous lessons, see this as your first witch class." See? That worked. "Persecution," he began again, "Is hardly new. Fears, horror, it causes people to behave in strange ways. Something odd happens, someone gets killed, someone gets hurt, and suddenly everyone's jumping at shadows. The people who wind up suffering, are those of us who are strange. Off, somehow. Away from the norm."
Mitchell had no issues. None at all.
"The witch trials are the easiest example of this," he said, nearly poking a hole in the blackboard as he made notes. "It's funny, because in the 8th century, belief in witches was actually outlawed, you see? But it never kept anyone. Something would happen, like the plague, and someone else would see some political gain or something, and whip everyone up into a frenzy. They'd run around and devise all kinds of bizarre tests, like throwing women into the water, just to see if they were witches. And then of course they'd be burned at the stake."
He took a moment to eye that particular note on his blackboard. "...Anyway," he started, "how this links back to horror in fiction is that people are always terrified of chaos," he marked that word big time, "While at the same time they all fall into it. I mean, what is persecution but organized chaos? You pinpoint someone to blame and then rip them out of the house. And then another one. And then another one. It's this cycle that keeps feeding itself. Hence the Monster frommeta for Frankenstein being forced to flee from monsters himself. It's a common theme, that way."
He dropped the chalk and turned around. Listed off a couple more movies that ended in or featured running someone out of the house with torches and pitchforks. "...You can even pull it into perspective with today. You know, stars and the papparazzi and that sort of thing. People spiralling into chaos after every incident." He dusted off his half-gloved hands by wiping them off each other. "So we'll be talking about persecution. Who knows what it feels like to be persecuted? Have you ever been drawn into a mob, or felt the need to? How did it feel?"
At least he was getting less overcompensate-y about it all?
"And we'll watch some film, of course."Meta for Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition sketch. Oh yeah. He was on a roll today.
[[ ocd up, have at! ]]
Mitchell had no issues. None at all.
"The witch trials are the easiest example of this," he said, nearly poking a hole in the blackboard as he made notes. "It's funny, because in the 8th century, belief in witches was actually outlawed, you see? But it never kept anyone. Something would happen, like the plague, and someone else would see some political gain or something, and whip everyone up into a frenzy. They'd run around and devise all kinds of bizarre tests, like throwing women into the water, just to see if they were witches. And then of course they'd be burned at the stake."
He took a moment to eye that particular note on his blackboard. "...Anyway," he started, "how this links back to horror in fiction is that people are always terrified of chaos," he marked that word big time, "While at the same time they all fall into it. I mean, what is persecution but organized chaos? You pinpoint someone to blame and then rip them out of the house. And then another one. And then another one. It's this cycle that keeps feeding itself. Hence the Monster from
He dropped the chalk and turned around. Listed off a couple more movies that ended in or featured running someone out of the house with torches and pitchforks. "...You can even pull it into perspective with today. You know, stars and the papparazzi and that sort of thing. People spiralling into chaos after every incident." He dusted off his half-gloved hands by wiping them off each other. "So we'll be talking about persecution. Who knows what it feels like to be persecuted? Have you ever been drawn into a mob, or felt the need to? How did it feel?"
At least he was getting less overcompensate-y about it all?
"And we'll watch some film, of course."
[[ ocd up, have at! ]]
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Well, no, someone knew. He just wasn't going to let on about that right now.
<< Don't deny that you like my jerky ways either, >> he sent. << You do. >>
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<<But since you were so kind as to tell me about your birthday, why not answer my other question? Why are we being good today, darling?>> Did he seriously think she was going to give up that easily? Pffffffffffffft.
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Or he'd laugh it off and go on with his laugh. << And I'm always good. It's the other people who are bad. You might have to be more specific with your questions. >>
And then he'd dodge her question again. He was a pro.
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See her ask the question again. Emma was good at catching attempted dodges.
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<< You really don't want me to cry, do you? >> he asked, frowning exaggeratedly. << Because I will. And it'll be your fault. >>
Oh, had he avoided again? Oh well.
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But if he didn't want to get into it during class, Emma could understand that. <<I've got some commitments tomorrow,>> she answered, eyes flickering quickly to Jack before back to Alex. <<So I'll come find you on Wednesday, and see if I can't make that pout any bigger.>>
You can't avoid forever, Alex, not with a curious telepath on your trail.
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