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Tropes and Scope [Class 4, Thursday]
Today, when students entered the classroom, they would find a large screen set up with a projector. Don't ask how Belle had set it up. She certainly had no idea how she'd done it.
"Today we're going to talk about morals within literature," Belle chirped in greeting. "Sometimes, you find a character who is entirely virtuous -- your standard knight in shining armor. He or she is good to a fault, honorable in all ways, and upholds the law. You'll find your entirely bad characters -- snakes in the grass who deceive, or those obsessed with personal gain. These villains are those we love to hate, because they make it so...typical."
She smilled as she flicked on her DVD player. "But what about those morally gray characters? That's a great motif in literature - those who compromise their morals and society's expectations for whatever reason. These hit a little more close to home for many, because most of us don't do the right thing all the time. Knights in shining honor don't really exist in real life."
As she turned off the light, she instructed, "Watch the film. Think about heroes and villains. And think about what those look like in real life, and what morally gray people and characters you may know."
"Today we're going to talk about morals within literature," Belle chirped in greeting. "Sometimes, you find a character who is entirely virtuous -- your standard knight in shining armor. He or she is good to a fault, honorable in all ways, and upholds the law. You'll find your entirely bad characters -- snakes in the grass who deceive, or those obsessed with personal gain. These villains are those we love to hate, because they make it so...typical."
She smilled as she flicked on her DVD player. "But what about those morally gray characters? That's a great motif in literature - those who compromise their morals and society's expectations for whatever reason. These hit a little more close to home for many, because most of us don't do the right thing all the time. Knights in shining honor don't really exist in real life."
As she turned off the light, she instructed, "Watch the film. Think about heroes and villains. And think about what those look like in real life, and what morally gray people and characters you may know."