Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum

by Behrens, Laurence; Rosen, Leonard J.

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7th

ISBN13:

9780321023971

ISBN10:

0321023978

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Pub. Date:

7/1/1999

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Summary

The original, best selling interdisciplinary composition text, Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum, 7/e, teaches students of all majors and interests to communicate more effectively. Hallmarks of the text include its sound writing instruction combined with engaging, thematic readings that provide depth of coverage in each discipline-specific chapter. Updated, streamlined pedagogy and class-tested new thematic chapters add excitement and currency to this new edition.

Preface

xix

Ancillaries

xxvi

A Note to the Student

xxviii

Part I How to Write Summaries, Critiques, and Synthesis

(228)

Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation

(43)

What Is a Summary?

(1)

Can a Summary Be Objective

(1)

Using the Summary

(1)

How to Write Summaries

(1)

Demonstration: Summary

(14)

For the Infertile, a High-Tech Treadmill

(4)

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Reread, Underline, Divide into Stages of Thought

(3)

Write a One-Sentence Summary of Each Stage of Thought

(1)

Write a Thesis: A One- or Two-Sentence Summary of the Entire Passage

(2)

Write the First Draft of the Summary

(1)

Summary 1: Combine Thesis Sentence with One-Sentence Section Summaries

(1)

Discussion

(1)

Summary 2: Combine Thesis Sentence, Section Summaries, and Carefully Chosen Details

(3)

Discussion

(1)

Summarizing a Narrative

(5)

Crossing the Moon: A Journey Through Infertility

(4)

Paulette Bates Alden

Summarizing Figures and Tables

(4)

Paraphrase

(5)

Quotations

(9)

Choosing Quotations

(4)

Incorporating Quotations into Your Sentences

(5)

Exercise

(3)

Body Body Double

(3)

Alexander M. Capron

Critical Reading and Critique

(35)

Critical Reading

(12)

Question Category 1: What Is the Author's Purpose in Writing? Does He or She Succeed in This Purpose?

(1)

Informative Writing

(1)

Persuasive Writing

(1)

A Simple One-Step Plan to Solve the Education Crisis: A Message to President Clinton and the 105th Congress

(7)

J. Morton Davis

Writing that Entertains

(1)

Question Category 2: To What Extent Do You Agree with the Author?

(3)

Critique

(1)

How to Write Critiques

(1)

Demonstration: Critique

(6)

Discussion

(1)

Exercise

(16)

An Avenue to High Academic Standards

(5)

Lynn Olson

School-to-Work Will Train, Not Educate

(10)

Phyllis Schlafly

Introductions, Theses, and Conclusions

(19)

Writing Introductions

(5)

Quotation

(1)

Historical Review

(1)

Review of a Controversy

(1)

From the General to the Specific

(1)

From the Specific to the General: Anecdote, Illustration

(1)

Question

(1)

Statement of Thesis

(1)

Writing a Thesis

(6)

The Components of a Thesis

(1)

Limiting the Scope of the Thesis

(4)

Using the Thesis

(1)

Writing Conclusions

(8)

Statement of the Subject's Significance

(1)

Call for Further Research

(1)

Solution/Recommendation

(1)

Anecdote

(1)

Quotation

(1)

Question

(1)

Speculation

(2)

Synthesis

(76)

What Is a Synthesis?

(1)

Purpose

100

(1)

Using Your Success

100

(1)

How to Write Syntheses

101

(1)

The Explanatory Synthesis

101

(26)

The Y2K Problem, or The Millennium Bug

103

(1)

The Story of 00

103

(1)

Joseph Nocera

Countdown to Chaos

104

(1)

Simon Reeve

James Adams

John Davison

Ghost in the Machine

104

(1)

Jeff Green

Beat the Clock

104

(1)

Jan Newberry

Walking on Thin Ice

105

(1)

Peter De Jager

Preventing Time from Marching Backward

105

(1)

Nation's Business

You've Got to be Kidding!

106

(1)

Peter De Jager

The Day the World Shuts Down

106

(1)

Steven Levy

Katie Hafner

Larry Gonick

Dante Chinni

Beware the Millennium

106

(1)

Economist

The Next Date Crisis and the One After That

106

(1)

Robert L. Glass

Consider Your Purpose

106

(1)

Formulate a Thesis

107

(1)

Decide How You Will Use Your Source Material

108

(1)

Develop an Organizational Plan

108

(2)

Write the Topic Sentences

110

(1)

Write Your Synthesis

111

(1)

Model Essay: The Year 2000 Computer Problem

111

(5)

Amy Matsui

Writing Exercise: An Expanded Explanatory Synthesis Drawing Upon More Sources

116

(1)

Year 2000: 1000 Days Away, Survey Results

116

(2)

Howard A. Rubin

Heidi Albrecht Battaglia

Military Memo: Year 2000 Fixes---Top Priority

118

(1)

Dennis J. Reimer

Togo D. West, Jr.

Year 2000 Upgrades: A Small Price to Pay

119

(2)

Leon Kappelman

Confessions of a Former Programmer

121

(1)

Gary H. Anthes

Breakthrough May Help Squish Y2K Bug

122

(1)

Kevin Maney

How to Profit from the Coming Y2K Glitch

123

(1)

Bruce McCall

A Grave Problem with Y2K

124

(3)

Janet Wilson

The Argument Synthesis

127

(30)

The Elements of Argument: Claim, Support, Assumption

128

(1)

The Three Appeals of Argument: Logos, Ethos, Pathos

129

(5)

Developing an Argument Synthesis

134

(1)

The Wal-Mart Controversy

134

(1)

Ban the Bargains

134

(2)

Bob Ortega

Eight Ways to Stop the Store

136

(2)

Albert Norman

Wal-Mart's War on Main Street

138

(1)

Sarah Anderson

Who's Really the Villian?

139

(4)

Jo-Ann Johnston

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

143

(2)

Hoover's Handbook of American Business

Sprawl-Busting Victories

145

(1)

Albert Norman

Shopping With the Enemy

146

(1)

Economist

Consider Your Purpose

147

(1)

Making a Claim: Formulate a Thesis

147

(1)

Decide How You Will Use Your Source Material

148

(1)

Develop an Organizational Plan

149

(1)

Argument Strategy

149

(1)

Draft and Revise Your Synthesis

150

(1)

Model Essay: A Vote for Wal-Mart

150

(4)

Discussion

154

(3)

Developing and Organizing the Support For Your Arguments

157

(3)

Summarize, Paraphrase, and Quote Supporting Evidence

157

(1)

Provide Various Types of Evidence and Motivational Appeals

157

(1)

Use Climactic Order

158

(1)

Use Logical or Conventional Order

158

(1)

Present and Respond to Counterarguments

159

(1)

Use Concession

159

(1)

Avoid Common Fallacies in Developing and Using Support

159

(1)

The Comparison-and-Contrast Synthesis

160

(15)

A Case for Comparison-Contrast: Murder or Manslaughter?

161

(1)

Rowland v. State

162

(1)

People v. Ashland

163

(3)

Instructions to the Jury

166

(3)

Comparison-Contrast (Organized by Criteria)

169

(1)

Model Essay: Murder or Manslaughter?

169

(4)

Discussion

173

(1)

Summary

174

(1)

Research

175

(54)

Going Beyond This Text

175

(1)

Research Papers in the Academic Disciplines

175

(3)

Finding a Subject

178

(1)

The Research Question

179

(1)

Preliminary Research

180

(3)

Consulting Knowledgeable People

180

(1)

Encyclopedias

181

(1)

Overviews and Bibliographies in Recent Books

182

(1)

Bibliographical Index

182

(1)

Subject-Heading Guides

183

(1)

Focused Research

183

(10)

Books

183

(1)

Electronic Databases

184

(1)

The Benefits and Pitfalls of the World Wide Web

185

(3)

Periodicals: General

188

(1)

Periodicals: Specialized

189

(2)

Biographical Indexes

191

(1)

Dictionaries

192

(1)

Other Sources/Government Publications

192

(1)

Interviews and Surveys

193

(1)

From Research to Working Thesis

193

(2)

The Working Bibliography

195

(2)

Evaluating Sources

197

(1)

Note-Taking

197

(2)

Arranging Your Notes: The Outline

199

(4)

Writing the Draft

203

(1)

Avoiding Plagiarism

204

(1)

Citings Sources

205

(2)

In-Text Citation

206

(1)

Content Notes

206

(1)

Reference Page

207

(1)

MLA Style

207

(1)

In-Text Citation

207

(2)

In-Text Citation of Electronic Sources

209

(1)

Examples of MLA Citations in ``Works Cited'' List

210

(9)

Books

210

(3)

Periodicals

213

(1)

Other Sources

214

(1)

Electronic Sources

215

(4)

APA Style

219

(1)

In-Text Citation

219

(2)

In-Text Citation of Electronic Sources

221

(1)

Examples of APA Citations in ``References'' List

221

(8)

Books

221

(3)

Periodicals

224

(1)

Other Sources

225

(1)

Electronic Sources

226

(3)

Part II An Anthology of Readings

229

(643)

Political Science

Left, Right, Center: The American Political Spectrum

230

(101)

Political Quiz: Are You a Liberal or a Conservative?

232

(4)

Victor Kamber

Bradley S. O'Leary

Not sure what to say when pollsters ask whether you're liberal or conservative? Take this quiz and respond with confidence.

The Debate Beneath the Debate: What American Politics Is Really About

236

(6)

Jeff Smith

Regardless of the particular issue, most political arguments are based on differing assumptions people have about human nature and responsibility, definitions of ``justice,'' and the proper role of government in the social sphere.

Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Libertarianism

242

(18)

James MacGregor Burns

J. W. Peltason

Thomas E. Cronin

David B. Magleby

Four political scientists discuss the main political ideologies in the United States today. Our assumptions about what is best and worst for the nation depend on whether we believe ``in the positive uses of government to bring about justice and equality of opportunity'' or whether we believe more strongly in limited government, private property rights, and free enterprise.

Guides to Political Conflicts

260

(8)

Donald Lazere

Is The Nation liberal or conservative? Is Cornel West more or less liberal than Ted Koppel? What's the difference between fascism and communism? You can't tell the players without a scorecard, so here are six of them to help in the analysis of political rhetoric.

A Progressive Compact

268

(6)

Jeff Faux

The underlying principles of liberalism are redefined for a new generation in the nation's oldest journal of liberal thought, The Nation. According to Faux, ``The progressive story is a vision of community and moral support. Its moral is that you are not alone.''

A Social Conservative Credo

274

(7)

Charles Krauthammer

The classic conservative position: liberal policies, in the form of excessive government intervention in society, have led to the welfare state, cultural decay, and pervasive social breakdown. The solution: less government intervention and greater attention to values.

The Origin of Conservatism

281

(11)

John O. McGinnis

According to McGinnis, ``Evolutionary theories suggest that conservative policies are necessary to govern a fallen man.'' While most liberals recoil from what they consider the social Darwinism of conservatives, McGinnis insists that new research into evolutionary biology validates the application of Darwin's theories to the social sphere.

When Government Gets Mean: Confessions of a Recovering Statist

292

(7)

Barbara Ehrenreich

A writer argues that while liberal goals are just as important now as they ever were, progressives can no longer rely upon the government to solve social problems. Instead, citizens must work together, through their communities and through their unions, to achieve economic justice and to fight government attacks on civil liberties.

The Only Kind of Air

299

(3)

Florence King

A conservative commentator for the National Review doesn't mid if liberals call her mean-spirited. ``I refuse to try to soften myself,'' she asserts, ``because I understand the benefits of the conservative temperament.''

Is the Left Nuts? (Or Is It Me?)

302

(4)

Michael Moore

The documentary filmmaker who made Roger and Me stands firm with organized labor (and most other progressive causes); but he has no use for liberals who won't have a beer at the end of the day with a bunch of working stiffs at the bowling alley.

Mystery Readings: A ``Final Exam'' Assignment

306

(19)

In the final section of the chapter we present eight short pieces that range from liberal to conservative to libertarian to socialist. Try to relate the ideas expressed by any or all of these authors to what you have read earlier in the chapter, and then explain where they stand on the political spectrum, and why you think so.

Who Makes the Clothes We Wear?

307

(2)

Jesse Jackson

America at Risk: Can We Survive Without Moral Values?

309

(2)

William J. Bennett

Family Values Gain Ground

311

(2)

The Wall Street Journal

The Family Values Party

313

(2)

Meg Greenfield

Curb Your Dog!

315

(3)

Virginia I. Postrel

Real Scandal: Betrayal of the Poor

318

(2)

Robert Scheer

The Criminalization of Homelessness

320

(2)

Celine-Marie Pascale

Wrong Way to Help the Homeless

322

(3)

Dwight Hobbs

Synthesis Activities

325

(2)

Research Activities

327

(4)

Psychology

Obedience to Authority

331

(65)

Group Minds

333

(3)

Doris Lessing

The flattering picture we paint of ourselves as individual leaves most of us ``helpless against all kinds of pressures...to conform.''

Opinions and Social Pressure

336

(7)

Solomon E. Asch

How powerful is group pressure upon the individual? A landmark experiment demonstrates that most people will deny the evidence of their own eyesight sooner than risk appearing out of step with the majority.

The Perils of Obedience

343

(14)

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist devises an experiment to test the extent to which people will obey immoral orders. His startling conclusion: that ``ordinary people...without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive process.''

Review of Stanley Milgram's Experiments on Obedience

357

(6)

Diana Baumrind

A psychologist faults Milgram's experimental design and argues that social scientists are ethically bound to protect subjects from indignities.

The Stanford Prison Experiment

363

(14)

Philip K. Zimbardo

A psychologist at Stanford University designs an experiment in which college-age men take on the roles of guard and prisoner---with surprising results. ``Can it really be,'' write Zimbardo, ``that intelligent, educated volunteers could have lost sight of the reality that they were merely acting a part in an elaborate game that would eventually end?''

Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem

377

(5)

Erich Fromm

``If mankind commits suicide,'' argues this psychologist and philosopher, ``it will be because people will obey those who command them to push the deadly buttons; because they will obey the archaic passions of fear, hate, and greed; because they will obey obsolete cliches of State sovereignty and national honor.''

The Lottery

382

(9)

Shirley Jackson

In a small town, young and old gather each year to meet their community obligation.

Synthesis Activities

391

(2)

Research Activities

393

(3)

Philosophy/Religion

The Book of Job

396

(89)

The Bible and Suffering

400

(7)

Peter Gomes

A minister in The Memorial Church at Harvard College, Gomes discusses the larger human context of human suffering in which Job is situated.

The Book of Job

407

(28)

An ancient poet asks us to contemplate why bad things happen to good people---a question that, since ancient times, has vexed those who seek to understand why blameless people suffer.

An Introduction to Job

435

(9)

David Neiman

Neiman sets Job in the philosophical and theological context of its day, comparing the view of God in Job to the view expressed by pagans.

The Book of Job and Ancient Near Eastern Tradition

444

(8)

Carol A. Newsom

From her introduction in The New Interpreter's Bible, Newsom writes on Job's complex history of authorship and sets it in a cultural context of ancient Near Eastern literature.

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

452

(12)

Harold S. Kushner

Kushner wrote his well-known book in response to the loss of his son to a rare disease. Rather than deny God's existence or accept a God who would knowingly let the innocent suffer, Rabbi Kushner prefers to believe in a God who is not all powerful (who could not, for instance, prevent a child from contracting a fatal illness).

The Myth of Justice

464

(5)

Michael Dorris

The late novelist and essayist bitterly rejects the idea of justice, both in this world and the next. Justice here, writes Dorris, doesn't exist: As for eternal justice in the afterlife, that's an illusion (a ``palliative myth'') that keeps us happy in an otherwise disappointing world.

Job: Implications for Today

469

(5)

Dianne Bergant

A professor of Biblical Studies finds in Job a universal story that speaks directly to us. She writes: ``The horrors of war, or of ethnic, racial, sexual, or other social discrimination or brutality victimize countless women and men and defy all standards of justice and harmony.... [T]he human miseries often lead to an even greater tragedy---the denial of any meaning of life.''

God Has Need of Man

474

(7)

Archibald MacLeish

The dramatist observes that Job, despite his cruel tests, never loses his love of God. It is this love, in spite of his (and our) inability to explain suffering, that makes life beautiful and allows us to ``hold together in one thought those terrible opposites of good and evil.''

Synthesis Activities

481

(3)

Research Activities

484

(1)

Biology/Genetics

The Brave New World of Biotechnology

485

(106)

Brave New World

490

(11)

Aldous Huxley

Tour the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, where human embryos are incubated and hatched, their intelligence and social class determined before ``birth.''

Recombinant DNA and Genetic Engineering

501

(23)

Cecie Starr

Ralph Taggart

The authors of a leading college biology text explain how genetic engineering works, what benefits it provides, and the kind of ethical dilemmas it creates.

Tinkering with Destiny

Shannon Brownlee

Gareth G. Cook

Viva Hardigg

Human gene therapy promises to revolutionize the ways in which we diagnose and treat disease. But family members, scientists, counselors, doctors, and entrepreneurs are not always prepared to deal with the issues raised by the new biotechnology.

The Grandiose Claims of Geneticists

524

(5)

Dorothy Nelkin

Yes, biotechnology is very promising, acknowledges sociologist Dorothy Nelkin; but ``scientists should restrain their tendencies to oversell their work'' and they should be particularly sensitive to the ``possibilities for pernicious abuse.''

The Human Genome Project: A Personal View

529

(8)

James D. Watson

The co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA explains and defends one of the most massive scientific undertakings of our time: ``a glorious enterprise'' that seeks to determine the complete genetic blueprint of a human being. The Human Genome Project could lead, he contends, to cures for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and other human maladies.

Iceland's Blond Ambition

537

(5)

Eliot Marshall

An editor for Science Magazine reports on a company that is hunting for the genetic bases of disease---and for profits---in Iceland.

The Ultimate Therapy: Commercial Eugenics on the Eve of the Biotech Century

542

(14)

Jeremy Rifkin

A long-standing critic of genetic technologies raises a cautionary flag about the profit motive in genetic research.

Fatalist Attraction: The Dubious Case Against Fooling Mother Nature

556

(5)

Virginia I. Postrel

The editor of the libertarian Reason magazine argues that the needs of patients and the services of physician/researchers---that is, the free market---should determine which genetic therapies become available.

When Science Takes the Witness Stand

561

(16)

Peter J. Neufeld

Neville Colman

DNA fingerprinting, we have been told, can provide irrefutable evidence of guilt. But does it? A defense attorney, Peter J. Neufeld, and a physician, Neville Colman, writing in Scientific American, look skeptically on the vaunted forensic applications for genetic matching, pointing out that there is a significant gap between scientific and judicial standards of evidence.

DNA in Court

577

(9)

William Tucker

DNA evidence sufficiently reliable? Controversial among scientists? It just isn't so, argues William Tucker, a staffwriter for the American Spectator. The politics of DNA evidence favors high-rolling defense attorneys who often mount successful objections to the use of genetic fingerprinting by overworked prosecutors.

Synthesis Activities

586

(2)

Research Activities

588

(3)

Folklore

Fairy Tales: A Closer Look at ``Cinderella''

591

(74)

Universality of the Folktale

593

(4)

Stith Thompson

A folklorist, exploring the significance of telling tales, finds them to be ``far older than history, and...not bounded by one continent or one civilization.''

Nine Variants of ``Cinderella''

597

(41)

The much-loved ``Cinderella'' is found in all parts of the world. More than seven hundred versions exist; we include nine of them here.

Cinderella

598

(4)

Charles Perrault

Ashputtle

602

(5)

Jakob

Wilhelm Grimm

When the Clock Strikes

607

(12)

Tanith Lee

A Chinese ``Cinderella''

619

(2)

Tuan Ch'eng Shih

The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son (An African ``Cinderella'')

621

(4)

Oochigeaskw---The Rough Faces Girl (A Native American ``Cinderella'')

625

(2)

Walt Disney's ``Cinderella''

627

(3)

Campbell Grant

Cinderella

630

(3)

Anne Sexton

On Location: Airy Fairy Tale

633

(5)

Richard Covington

A new ``anti-Disney'' filmed version of ``Cinderella.''

``Cinderella'': A Story of Sibling Rivalry and Oedipal Conflicts

638

(8)

Bruno Bettelheim

A psychoanalytic reading of ``Cinderella'': Every child believes at some period in his life...that because of his secret wishes, if not also his clandestine actions, he deserves to be degraded, banned from the presence of others, relegated to a nether-world of smut.''

Pretty Woman: A Modern Cinderella

646

(11)

Karol Kelley

A feminist historian examines two filmed versions of Perrault's ``Cinderella,'' Disney's animated version (1949) and Pretty Woman (1990), finding them remarkably similar.

Cinderella's Stepsisters

657

(3)

Toni Morrison

In an address at Barnard College, the acclaimed novelist calls on women to treat one another more humanely than the stepsisters treated Cinderella.

Synthesis Activities

660

(3)

Research Activities

663

(2)

Law

You, the Jury

665

(116)

The Maiden and the Pot of Gold: A Case of Emotional Distress

668

(6)

Several men play a cruel practical joke on a gullible woman. She suffers ``mental suffering and humiliation.'' Then she sues.

The American Legal System

674

(11)

David Hricik

What is the purpose of law? Where does it come from? Why do we have ``cases''? An attorney and teacher offers a primer for students of the law.

How to Present Your Case Systemically and Logically

685

(13)

Veda R. Charrow

Myra K. Erhardt

Robert P. Charrow

How lawyers use the IRAC system to make persuasive arguments.

Venezia v. Miller Company: A Defective Beer Bottle?

698

(6)

Ruthi Erdman

Should a brewer be liable for injuries suffered by a child who smashed a beer bottle against a telephone pole? A model IRAC analysis.

The Ridiculed Employee: An Additional Case of Emotional Distress

704

(6)

Does an employee have a case against a supervisor who repeatedly makes fun of his stuttering?

Assault and Battery on the Gridiron: A Case of Reckless Disregard of Safety

710

(8)

A football player, struck by the opposing team's fullback, calls his lawyer.

Of Accidents and Injuries: Some Cases of Negligence

718

(17)

Woman orders 49-cent coffee from McDonald's, collects $2.9 million after it spills on her. Man jumps in front of moving New York City subway train then sues transit company; and other cases.

``Urban War Zone'': A Case of Public Nuisance

735

(8)

A city seeks an injunction against a gang that has been harassing, intimidating, and threatening residents of a neighborhood. But not all members of the gang have committed crimes. Is the injunction constitutional?

The Felled Stop Signs: Some Cases of Homicide

743

(10)

Teens out for a night of pranks pull out and bend down stop signs. Result: a fatal accident the next day. Of what are the culprits guilty?

Drag Racing and Death: Some Cases of Manslaughter

753

(10)

Should someone who participates in a drag race be charged with homicide if he was not driving the car directly involved in the fatal accident?

Chevrolet v. Tree: A Case of Poetic Justice

763

(3)

``A wayward Chevy struck a tree, Whose owner sued defendants three...''

Legal Glossary

766

(6)

Don't know the difference between a tort and a tart? Between the ``appellee'' and the ``appellant''? Fear not: this handy glossary explains all.

Research Activities

772

(1)

Legal Research

772

(7)

Research Topics

779

(2)

Film Studies

The Beast Within: Perspectives on the Horror Film

781

(91)

Why We Crave Horror Movies

784

(3)

Stephen King

The prolific novelist suggests that when we watch scary movies, ``we are daring the nightmare.'' Horror movies allow the irrational and antisocial impulses that we all harbor a brief period of free (and harmless) reign. They allow us to throw ``raw meat'' to our psychic alligators.

Horror Films

787

(6)

Tim Dirks

When was the first Frankenstein film made? Who was the original wolf man? What are the best horror films of the last 20 years? In this entertaining survey of horror films---part of his ``Greatest Films'' website---Tim Dirks tells you (among other things) the terrible indignities suffered over the years by Count Dracula.

The Nightmare World

793

(8)

Stanley J. Solomon

It may be a nightmare world, but it does have rules. Film scholar Solomon discusses the conventions of the horror genre and explains the psychological reasons horror films are scarier---more nightmarish---than science fiction films.

Blowing the Lid Off the Id

801

(8)

Harvey Greenberg

A psychoanalyst considers the ``beast within'' motif in horror and science fiction, films in which the hero and the villain live within the same body, the same brain. Greenberg focuses on The Wolf Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the Freudian ``Id-Monster'' in Forbidden Planet.

Metamorphosis: Humans into Animals

809

(8)

Joyce E. Salisbury

A professor of history demonstrates that the motif of humans transformed into beasts, and back again into humans, can be traced back to ancient Rome. Focusing on several medieval stories, Salisbury shows how early some werewolf tales were suffused with Christian belief.

The Company of Wolves

817

(9)

Angela Carter

In this contemporary retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, Carter, a British writer with a feminist, psychological stance, offers some unusual and unsettling stories about wolves and young women.

Wolf at the Door: An Interview with Neil Jordan

826

(5)

Neil Jordan

After directing the film version of Angela Carter's Company of Wolves (1984), Neil Jordan explains what appealed to him about the story, how it was filmed, and the kind of reactions he was trying to evoke from audiences.

Two Reviews of Company of Wolves

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Lawrence O'Toole

J. Hoberman

Two critical reactions to the film version of The Company of Wolves.

Reviews of Wolf

835

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Caryn James

David Denby

Janet Maslin

Three critical reviews of one of the latest versions of the ``wolf man'' motif: the 1994 Wolf, directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Excerpts from the classic psychological fable of humans' dual nature---beast and angel: The civilized and gentle (but intellectually arrogant) Dr. Jekyll conducts a fatal experiment, attempting to separate the good and the evil locked in conflict within us all. At first Mr. Hyde comes only when called. But then...

Reviews of Jekyll and Hyde Films

861

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Mordaunt Hall

Roger Ebert

Reviews of three of the numerous films based on Stevenson's story: the 1931 adaptation by Rouben Mamoulian, starring Fredric March; the 1941 version directed by Victor Fleming, starring Spencer Tracy; and the 1996 variant entitled Mary Reilly (Jekyll's housemaid), directed by Stephen Frears, starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich.

Synthesis Activities

867

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Research Activities

869

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Credits

872

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Index of Authors and Titles

878

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