Hitchcock Paper:
Compose a two to four page essay (double-spaced at a font of 12 / MLA format-at least four critical
sources) that compares and contrasts the Hitchcock films and applies the Chapter Three
terminologies. You may either use the block (chunking) or the point by point (feature by feature or
sequencing) style of organization.
Consider the following Chapter Three concepts:
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Purpose or theme
Unified plot / structure pace etc.
Believability (within genre) / credible
Suspense – elements of suspense
Simple and complex
Title (significance)
Conflict (protagonist vs. antagonist)
Characterization
Character types (stock, dynamic, etc.)
Symbolism
Irony
Select from the above concepts and compare and contrast the Hitchcock films. Make
sure to address the same ideas for each film. Make sure to employ critical support.
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Hypothetical examples: comparison
structures
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Block (subject by subject) method.
Psycho (subject one)
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Suspense – elements of suspense
Conflict (protagonist vs. antagonist)
Character types (stock, dynamic, etc.)
Symbolism
Irony
Birds (subject two)
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Suspense – elements of suspense
Conflict (protagonist vs. antagonist)
Character types (stock, dynamic, etc.)
Symbolism
Irony
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Point by point method (discuss one
feature of the first subject and the
same feature of the second subject).
Feature one: Suspense
Subject one- Psycho
Detail one
Detail two
Subject two -Birds
Feature two: Conflict
Subject one - Psycho
Detail one
Detail two etc.
Subject two - Birds
Detail one
Detail two etc.
Feature Three: Character
Detail-one
Detail- two etc.
Psycho . . .
Birds . . . and so forth