Analytical Application - 4.2.1.5
Key Concepts
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The "Literary Conversation": The idea that no text exists in a vacuum; they all "talk" to each other.
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Transformation: The process where an old idea is changed into something new through adaptation or parody.
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Subversion: Using a familiar reference specifically to do the opposite of what is expected (e.g., a "damsel in distress" who saves herself).
Examples & Applications
Allusion: A poet describing a beautiful garden and mentioning a "forbidden apple." (Sight: Imagery / Allusion: Genesis).
Parody: Don Quixote as a parody of traditional knight-errant romances.
Adaptation: The movie 10 Things I Hate About You as an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
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- Allusion: Using a "secret ingredient" that people recognize from a famous dish to evoke a certain flavor.
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Taking an old recipe and making it modern or "gluten-free" for a new crowd.
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Making a dish that looks like "fine dining" but is actually made of junk food to mock food critics.
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