A Comparison of the 'Going Back in Time' Narrative in Outlander and Inuyasha
Outlander and Inuyasha both feature a female protagonist who magically goes back in time and gets a huge culture shock but ultimately falls in love amidst serious violence and turmoil. It would be interesting to do a formal analysis of how these texts overlap and differ, and why this style of narrative seems to be so popular. What is the point of these stories? Do they have basically the same message, or not? Do they romanticize or demonize the past?