George R.R. Martin is obviously known very well for the books behind Game of Thrones, but what about his other literature? A few highlights of his best non-GoT novels/short stories, and why they're worth reading.
Typically, in a fandom community fans will feel the need to 'ship' or wish for two characters to be in a romantic relationship. Movie Studios even have picked up on this and themed merchandise for ship (i.e. Twilight and Team Edward or Jacob.) But why? What does a romantic relationship do or not do for a story? Why do some fans feel the need to protect their ship?
Of particular note could be Harry Potter, Twilight, and most recently the Avengers.
Could also be interesting to look at shipping in terms of sexuality as well. For example, the Cumberbatch Sherlock and Watson relationship has a very strong fanbase, as well as shipping between Beca and Chloe from Pitch Perfect, despite the fact that it's indicated (in Pitch Perfect at least) that the characters are opposite-gender attracted. – Hannah Spencer10 years ago
Helen Keller leaps to mind, although she had sight until she was, what, two? Her work is non-fiction, though, and I haven't read any of it.
(link) is a webpage on authors with vision loss. You'd have to look at each one to determine when sight was lost or if they ever had vision, as well as what type of work each wrote.
While poking around on this, I found a lovely story about police using forensic techniques to recover pages and pages of handwritten text penned by a blind woman who did not realize she was out of ink. See (link)
After the conclusion of FX's successful drama Justified, what other pieces of Leonard's work could be adapted for either screens big or small? Could be a Literature, TV or Film article depending your angle!
How did the transitions from tabloid journalism to crime writing to screenwriting help Gillian Flynn become one of the world's most distinctive writers?
Reasons to use Fairytale Adaptations in the Classroom:
1. promote character development 2. predictable plot structure makes for an excellent model when teaching literary analysis 3. they are fun 4. can be used to teach kids to challenge ideologies that the original texts perpetuate 5. gives background for allusions found in higher literature 6. has multicultural and universal themes
List and discuss 10 fictional locations from literature that readers could conceivably want to visit.
Examples: 1. Narnia (Chronicles of Narnia) 2. Westeros (Game of Thrones) 3. Hogwarts (Harry Potter) 4. Camelot (King Arthur legends) 5. Panem (Hunger Games) 6. Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit)
A list like this would need some fuel and fire behind it. Why would these places be beneficial to visit? It would need something to set it apart from what Buzzfeed usually does and dive deeper. – Jemarc Axinto10 years ago
Maybe instead of discussing places that readers would want to visit, this article could also discuss the importance/relevance of these places or why the magical/fantasy or dystopian aspects of these locations appeal to readers. – S.A. Takacs10 years ago
To add to the previous note, it is important to think about how these fantasy worlds feed into our most basic primal instincts, and how such worlds remind us of times when we were a bit more chaotic, yet also had in those days more adventure and discovery, and fantasy takes us to lands we've never dreamed of, because we are trapped in a world of our own making where we sit in an office cubicle all day and never explore. This would be a fun article to read. – Travis Kane10 years ago
It could be worth looking at indivdual cities and and doing it as a travel guide? It can then also be linked to real-world cities that compare. For example, Edoras in Middle Earth would be on my wish list, you could talk about the trips to the glittering caves and horse-riding being tourist atractions! and it can be compared to the Largs Viking Festival in Scotland because you can then talk about how the designers took influence from Norse culture. – Francesca Turauskis10 years ago
I have just realised I focused on film, but it could as easily be done for literature - for example Tolkein took influence from Old English for the name structure in Edoras (Eowyn means 'Horse Love' for instance) so it could be compared to an English town like Exeter, which has been occupied since Anglo Saxon times and has the caverns underneath it that compare to the Glittering Caves. – Francesca Turauskis10 years ago
interesting in terms of tourism studies (one of my interests) and people who travel to the real filming location even when for a fictional place - there is still such a draw! – kaptain10 years ago
