2. 3 Stories in specific: Gorilla, My
Love, Flight Patterns, The Yellow
Wallpaper
In Relation to the TV Show/Movie(s):
Peter Pan, The Walking Dead, and
Repulsion
DRAWING UNIVERSAL THEMES TO FURTHER
ANALYZE THE THEMES OF THE STORIES.
3. PETER PAN AND GORILLA,
MY LOVE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVdbBpVVoc
4. PETER PAN & GORILLA, MY
LOVE:
• Both stories point to the inevitability of aging
• Peter and Hazel are foil characters, while both retain childlike attributes. Peter is a
metaphor for a child refusing to grow up, Hazel is a child who wants to grow up but
cannot (at the moment)
• Wendy represents reality and a world where children do grow up, thus Peter questions
Wendy’s actions as Hazel questions adult’s as well as Hunca Bubba’s
• Both, at least at the end, discover, and are forced to cope with reality
5. FLIGHT PATTERNS & THE
WALKING DEAD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJRNHAJAcYg
6. • Both pieces, to an extent, capture the essence of individual identity
• TWD contains people/stereotypes from all walks of life: a redneck, a nerdy
Asian guy, country white girls, minority prisonmates, etc
• TWD completely dissolves all racial differences and tensions as anyone and
everyone must unite or die, emphasizing growth as a family and a unit
• Flight Patterns has more implied themes and a different time period, but
William and Fekadu are able to converse comfortably about their cultures
• Both Rick and William realize the importance of family and unity
FLIGHT PATTERNS & THE WALKING
DEAD:
8. Both stories have a female protagonist that faces mental illness
whom sequester themselves from outside society. Both are
seemingly ignored by society as their mental illness is allowed to
grow
Both stories are empathetic towards their characters. We see
insightfully what is frightening about being human.
Jane is shun by society, while Carol is repulsed by society.
Jane is overbeared to be in confine space b/c of her restrictive
husband John.
Carol is overbearded by her madness from the fear of sexuality to
barricade herself in her apartment and kill anyone that comes near
her.
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER & REPULSION
9. FINALLY..
Where do you guys see the
themes in the stories we’ve read
being played out universally?
