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This document describes several common stock characters that are often featured in horror films, including the jock, wanderer, popular girl, pandora, final girl, and pervert. The jock is typically the athletic leader of the group, while the wanderer explores on their own and gets killed. The popular girl is beautiful but often one of the first victims. Pandora seems innocent at first but is later revealed as the killer or accomplice. The final girl survives all the killings. The pervert is sexually motivated and also gets killed.
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The conclusion strongly recommends the film for showing the challenges of stammering across social classes and finding compensation after overcoming adversity.
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- In the opening scenes, it only features male characters, which is common for action sequences to portray men as more violent and strong, though full films usually include a love interest as well.
- The setting of nice areas in London represents spies as living glamorous, urban lifestyles, conforming to stereotypical spy imagery through
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The document outlines several common stock characters that are often seen in horror films. The wanderer is typically the first victim who wanders off and gets killed for being curious and naive. The popular girl is attractive but mean-spirited and often friends with the final girl, meeting an early demise. The jock is athletic and tries to protect others but ultimately fails when battling the antagonist. The final girl is smarter than the others and the sole survivor the audience follows. Pandora's curiosity opens dangerous possibilities as they sometimes turn out to be the hidden killer. The pervert lusts sexually for others and dies due to lack of self-protection from distraction.
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- 5. Identify each example of iron in Ironic.
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- 8. Verbal Irony: He yelled, “I’m not upset!” as he slung the lamp at the wall.
- 10. Dramatic Irony:Audience is aware of more than the characters in the story. Creates a strong sense of anticipation, but is eventually resolved.
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