As a young adult novel, I think that John Green aimed for The Fault in Our Stars to be mostly realistic so that it would more easily appeal to the target audience of young adults who, like the main characters in this book, are also navigating…
Although we are told time and again to not “judge a book by its cover”, this is a rare opportunity to do so. At first glance, you can immediately tell the book is directed towards kids. From its bright blue color to the chalk-writing, the…
Hazel’s life is filled with issues (in her case, thyroid cancer) that people in this world constantly face every day, but all these issues seem to be answered by the appearance of one boy whom she falls in love with. In a way, the boy,…
I think that “Eyes only for you” is extremely representative of the camp genre. The video begins somewhat normal however everything is still far to cheery and outlandish to be non-camp. This sensation only grows as the video goes on. At first, regardless of the…
“RuPaul’s Drag Race Best Lip Sync Battle” is a great example of the “camp” genre. For one, the show itself, “Rupaul’s Drag Race,” is a reality television show in which typically homosexual men, dressed as women compete in certain mini-challenges such as a photo shoot,…
Here’s two movies I can think of that are directly influenced by Busby Berkeley. This scene, from The Big Lebowski This scene, from 500 Days of Summer Would you call them camp?
3.) Chapter 9 of “Let’s Talk About Love” brings about an interesting series of events that brings to light the other side of Wilson’s argument. Instead of Wilson taking his usual hard approach towards Dion he presents a more understanding, analytical, and open-minded approach. He includes…
Busby Berkeley is a classic example of the what could be considered the “camp” genre. In a scene that revolves around one man’s total infatuation with a lady during a semi-eventful trip through the city, almost everything is dramatized to the extreme. You see this…
Wilson spends the entirety of chapter 11 discussing and reviewing Celine Dion’s album Let’s Talk About Love, going through, in detail, almost every song that was on the album. That in itself distinguishes this chapter from the rest and appears as a review because in all the…
We began Tuesday’s class with a free writing exercise on a statement from the Wilson reading, “Taste is made of a thousand distastes.” Students were asked to put the statement in their own words, to agree or disagree with it, and to give an example.…