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Tropes and Scope [Class 6, Period Three]
Today, when students walked into class, they'd find that the Danger Shop was programmed to look like an island with a small boat wrecked ashore.
"The deserted island," Belle greeted them, looking a little out of place in her blue gown, though she had a parasol to shield herself from the glaring sun. "So popular in fiction, so unrealistic in real life. Generally, we see four different versions of this trend -- the one-man island, which is a smaller island than this, usually with just one or two occupants and a single palm tree, often featured in cartoons and other visual media; the treasure island, where pirates seek their fortune and find out whether X marks the spot; the island of monsters, where characters are trapped with their foes against their will, with no means of escape.
"Thankfully, we're not on any of those. We're on a traditional castaway island. Most characters who end up on a deserted island -- there's no such thing as a desert island, by the way -- are shipwrecked, or otherwise abandoned. Characters must fight for survival, determine their leaders, face whatever might inhabit the wild, and ultimately, find a way off the island, whether by rescue or their own ingenuity."
She turned and faced the class with a smile. "And that's where you come in, today. I want you to figure out whether you'd try to get off the island, and implement your strategy, or whether you'd attempt to adapt to island life -- how and why? Play around, and give me your answer by the end of class. You can work in groups or pairs if you'd like, or go it solo."
[APPARENTLY I AM ALSO 'SOME USERS.' JFC I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO POST THIS SINCE LIKE 12:30.]
"The deserted island," Belle greeted them, looking a little out of place in her blue gown, though she had a parasol to shield herself from the glaring sun. "So popular in fiction, so unrealistic in real life. Generally, we see four different versions of this trend -- the one-man island, which is a smaller island than this, usually with just one or two occupants and a single palm tree, often featured in cartoons and other visual media; the treasure island, where pirates seek their fortune and find out whether X marks the spot; the island of monsters, where characters are trapped with their foes against their will, with no means of escape.
"Thankfully, we're not on any of those. We're on a traditional castaway island. Most characters who end up on a deserted island -- there's no such thing as a desert island, by the way -- are shipwrecked, or otherwise abandoned. Characters must fight for survival, determine their leaders, face whatever might inhabit the wild, and ultimately, find a way off the island, whether by rescue or their own ingenuity."
She turned and faced the class with a smile. "And that's where you come in, today. I want you to figure out whether you'd try to get off the island, and implement your strategy, or whether you'd attempt to adapt to island life -- how and why? Play around, and give me your answer by the end of class. You can work in groups or pairs if you'd like, or go it solo."
[APPARENTLY I AM ALSO 'SOME USERS.' JFC I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO POST THIS SINCE LIKE 12:30.]
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