My top choice for the genre study project is the genre Science Fiction/Dystopia. I am extremely interested in science fiction as it is one of my favorite genres. I want to gain an in depth knowledge of this genre in order to appreciate its complexity and stories. I have read quite a few Science Fiction books and I have thoroughly enjoyed all of them. Many of the books on this list interest me and I would love for an opportunity to experience their stories. In order to have a great experience studying genres this year the Science Fiction/Dystopia genre would be the ideal genre for me to study.
My second choice for the genre study project would be the detective/conspiracy genre. I have always been interested in this genre and want a chance
to read the books. The list of books interests me as I have always wanted to read some of these novels. I have never had a chance to read a classic detective novel and would like to experience this genre. By studying this genre I would be able to expand my field of view on genres in general and my overall knowledge of books would increase. My final choice for this genre study project is the suspense/fantasy/supernatural genre. Throughout my life I have read many fantasy books and have enjoyed most of them thoroughly. One of my favorite fantasy series to date is the Song of Fire and Ice series. I would like to study this genre throughout the school year in order to understand the inner workings of this novel. Furthermore, many of the novels on the list seem interesting and would be a great way to spend the year. Overall this genre would be an interesting way to study the world of genres.
Genres include, but are not limited to: Tabletop gaming, speech, world and character creation, and advanced storytelling between players. Sub-genres of the community include, but are not limited to: Voice acting, the creation of art for the game, map-making, and research of the different fantasy aspects in the game. Although most of the genres are fairly simple, they all make a big impact on creating a unique and exciting story for players of all ages to enjoy. Members of the community all use these genres to communicate ideas and present personalized experiences in the story for everyone to
With the Multi Genre papers, I chose to write about baseball, the history of it, how it works, and how big it still is today. I actually used to play baseball when I was around 13-14 years old, and that’s how I was able to connect with it. I've actually learned more about baseball after doing some of these papers, especially about Jackie Robinson.
The Hunger Games and Fahrenheit 451 are both great examples of dystopian fiction. A dystopia is a fictional world that takes place in the future that is supposed to be perceived as a perfect society, but it’s actually the opposite. Other things that a dystopian society might display are citizens both living in a dehumanized state and feeling like they’re constantly watched by a higher power. Dystopias are places where society is backwards or unfair, and they are usually are controlled by the government, technology, or a particular religion. The Hunger Games and Fahrenheit 451 are both in the dystopian fiction genre because the societies within them show the traits of a dystopia. Both of them also have characters that go against the flow of the normal world.
In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury portrays Mildred Montag as a prime example of what the dystopia is like that she and her husband, Guy live in. Bradbury uses Mildred's priority choice, and her emotions, or lack thereof, to illustrate her role in the book. Mildred is an example of the dystopia of what happens when someone becomes obsessed with the tv walls.
The birth of classic detective fiction was originated just in the mid nineteenth century, and was producing its own genre. Classical detective fiction follows a set of rules called the ‘Ten commandments of detective fiction’. The genre is so popular it can bee seen by the number of sales in any good book stores. Many of these books have been created a long time ago and there is still a demand for these types of books. The popularity is still ongoing because it provides constant entertainment, and also the reader can also have a role of detective trying to solve the crime/case committed. Classical detective fiction has a formula, the detective story starts with a seemingly irresolvable mystery, typically a murder, features the astute, often unconventional detective, a wrongly accused suspect to whom the circumstantial evidence points, and concludes with a startling or unexpected solution to the mystery, during which the detective explains how he or she solved the mystery. Formula that includes certain elements such as, a closed location to keep the number of suspects down, red hearings spread around the stories to keep the reader entertained yet interacted.
The book that stuck out the most to me this semester was “Hollywood Vs. America”. The reason why I seemed to disagree with this book the majority of the time was because Medved had no sound arguments or sources. The only sources he had within the book were people who basically had the same mindset and worldview as he. This book mainly stuck out to me, purely because it made me mad every time I read it. I really thought, based upon the first couple of pages, that this would be a book I would enjoy. I thought that Medved was going to have sound reasoning why he thought the movies were against American popular culture based on his opinion and the opinion of others. The book would have been great if he had had surveys of the population surrounding him; survey’s stating what the actual American population thought about certain movies, not what his opinion on what the American culture should think about these movies. I thought that would make a pretty good extended response; talking about something that made you fired up!
Film scholars around the world agree that all genres of film are part of the “genre cycle”. This cycle contains four different stages that a specific genre goes through. These stages are: primitive, classic, revisionist, and parody. Each stage that the genre goes through brings something different to that genre’s meaning and what the audience expects. I believe that looking at the horror genre will be the most beneficial since it has clearly gone through each stage.
Throughout my quest to find what interests me I have realized that only a few genres capture my attention. Genres such as action, sci-fi, adventurous, and especially mysteries are the most enthusiastic. I also like a little comedy but I don’t always enjoy the over exaggerated belly laughing. Mysteries, out of this selection, would be the genre that I love to read most because it leaves you wondering about
The united states tried to create a society as perfect as possible. Modern society has its utopian parts and dystopian parts. Fahrenheit 451 highlights the comparison between parenting styles, equality is highlighted in 2081, and government is compared and contrasted in The Scorch Trials by James Dashner.
This books genre is a autobiography but also adventure story and a physcological thriller. It's a psychological thriller because he gets into his readers head and accurately
Literature is a form of art that is created simply with written symbols strung together to form words. It is the meaning behind these words which gives literature its finesse. It can show us the past, the future, and the present. Whether it be prose, drama or poetry, all literature speaks for itself and gives way to what the author wants to express. One branch of fictional literature is dystopian literature. Dystopias offer unique insight on what the future may become. It can be seen as a way for a creator to envision a terrible world unlike their own - or one that is all too similar. Such is the case with Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s short story: “Harrison Bergeron” which depicts a caricature of America predicated on contemporary issues; it satirizes
“All utopias are dystopias. The term "dystopia" was coined by fools that believed a "utopia" can be functional” - AE Samaan (). The novel, Fahrenheit 451, depicts a dystopian society in which the government restrains the people to pleasurability, rather than the reality of a modern society, thus creating an artificial civilization. Dystopian literature plays a pivotal role in the development of reading in modern society, but this genre of writing does encompass malcontent views, science fiction, and the novel Fahrenheit 451.
The question is whether it is possible to distinguish between fantasy and true science fiction. I am reminded of the analogy, attributable I believe, to Theodore Sturgeon, of the elf ascending vertically the side of a brick wall. In a science fiction story the knees of the elf would be bent, his center of gravity thrown forward, his stocking cap hanging down his neck, with his feet quite possibly equipped with some form of suction cups. In a fantasy, on the other hand, the elf would simply stride up the wall in a normal walking posture, with his stocking cap standing straight out from his brow. What is the difference between these scenarios? The typical answer is that the science fiction story must play by the implicit rules of the universe; in this instance, gravitation. Fantasy, however, need not "tip its hat" to the Law of Universal Gravitation the story can bend the rules in which gives it the fantasy genre.
Genre- the genre of Murder on the Orient Express I think is a detective murder mystery as the murder seems as though it will never be logically solved.
The five stories can be split up into two groups by their genre: detective story and gothic horror. The detective stories are The Gold-Bug, The Purloined Letter and “Thou Art the Man”; while the Gothic horrors are The Cask of Amontillado and The Pit and the Pendulum.