Question

What is the phrase in which Russell states what horror stories do not have to include? What reason does she give for beginning in this way? How might the author’s statement relate to the central, or most important, idea in the literary criticism?

Answer 1

Answer:

A) the phrase in which Russell states what horror stories do not have to include is given in lines 10 and 11 where she states that

not all horror deals with monsters.

he subject approach is not the clearest way to define this genre.

B) The reason she gives for beginning this way is that the elements which make up the horror in a movie go beyond the character of the monster if there is one.

In lines 6-10, she states that not all monsters are the same. They all have their histories about what makes them monsters. Besides horror movies are not always about monsters.

She buttresses this point in lines 17-20 where she states that part of what creates the horror is the suspense which comes from not knowing what will happen.

C) Sharon A. Russells statement is very central to the subject of Literary Criticism. Her thoughts centre around how Horror Movies are perceived by most and makes a distinction between what is and what ought to be.

The central idea is that Horror Movies are not just about Monsters but that the Horror Genre is so as a result of many other factors.  

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