In 1970 Ivan Butler wrote about the film Freaks: "Browning has turned the popular convention of horror topsy-turvy. It is the ordinary, the apparently normal, the beautiful which horrify - the monstrous and distorted which compel our respect, our sympathy, ultimately our affection. The visible beauty conceals the unseen evil, the visible horror is the real goodness."
Do you agree with this interpretation of Tod Browning's film and the characterization of the characters in it? Do you think that Tod Robbins (the writer of "Spurs") had a similar treatment of his characters? Write a post in which you examine how the "author" of each text presents to us their characters and how that presentation affects our feelings towards the characters, keeping in mind the different themes that each piece actually explored. Be sure to back up your ideas with specific examples from the texts themselves.
Minimum 300 words. Due by Tues, Feb 28th. Response to two other blog posts by Fri, March 2.
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