Ideas About Storytelling and Narrative Power (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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'Spotty-Handed Villainesses' meaning
'Spotty-Handed Villainesses' meaning
Morally complex, flawed female characters
Atwood: storytelling is an ___ force
Atwood: storytelling is an ___ force
Amoral force
Storytelling's roots are in the ___
Storytelling's roots are in the ___
Mud - raw, earthy materials
What drives storytellers forward
What drives storytellers forward
Forward momentum (not critical analysis)
Atwood's analogy for believable fiction
Atwood's analogy for believable fiction
Bank robbery - requires skill & daring to 'pull off'
Complex females as 'keys and mirrors' function
Complex females as 'keys and mirrors' function
Keys unlock doors; mirrors reflect complexity beyond beauty
Patriarchal dichotomy for women
Patriarchal dichotomy for women
Angel/Whore
Feminist dichotomy Atwood critiques
Feminist dichotomy Atwood critiques
Victim/Saint
'Eternal breakfast' metaphor
'Eternal breakfast' metaphor
Stasis from narratives with only endless virtue
Literature speculates or prescribes?
Literature speculates or prescribes?
Speculates about human nature (doesn't prescribe)