Monsters Like Us: Reexamining “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Through the Decades
Description:
The purpose of this paper is to examine the multiple versions of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" in concert and determine the reason for their continued presence in the American cultural landscape. To do so I will look at the novel and four films and examine the context in which they were created. In reexamining the novel and films, a central theme begins to emerge: interiority. Fear in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" moves from an external to an internal threat. The bodily locus of the mons…
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Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Norton, Elizabeth Harmon
Partner:
UNT Libraries