Task
For this assignment you will be asked to select and read chapters from two core reading texts:
• The Monster Theory Reader by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock (particularly sections II, Ill and IV).
• Making Monsters: The Uncanny Power of Dehumanization by David Livingstone Smith
You will select two chapters (one from each book) that address complementing themes. You will them write a comparative analysis essay that explores how these readings together approach the topic in different or similar ways.
Outline:
1. Introduce the general topic being discussed in both of these readings, introduce the chapters, by author and title and briefly (1-2 sentences) summarize each.
Argumentative Statement: How do these readings together help shape your understanding of how “monsters” are made within our cultures?
2. Body paragraphs (3-4 paragraphs) that compare key ideas in both of the readings, similarities and differences in how the readings approach these ideas, and how your own insights compare to what you see in the readings. –organize your body paragraphs by key ideas, use the synthesis grid tool to do this.
