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Film Adaptation: Identity in "Silence of the Lambs", 2005.
A study of the film adaptation and the effect it has on the characters and their relationships in Thomas Harris' "Silence of the Lambs".
3,947 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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This paper examines how when Thomas Harris' 1988 novel "The Silence of the Lambs" was to be converted into film by director Jonathan Demme, there was an apparent theme of character identities and relationships as determined by gender which he interpreted from imaginative literature to visual cinema. It looks at how these characters, which were each inevitably altered in their own different ways by the artistic rendition of the novel, are therefore presented differently. The protagonist, a young female FBI trainee from rural West Virginia named Clarice Starling, is sent to interview the imprisoned serial killer psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter in order to better understand the mind of a mad man. But she instead finds herself in a race against time to save a young innocent girl and capture the fledgling serial killer known as Buffalo Bill. It looks at how though the story seems simple enough, the complexities of identity among these characters presents mysterious subtleties, as they try to stretch the boundaries of what defines their gender's role in society.
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"Buffalo Bill, though a small character in both the novel and the film, is an excellent tool for understanding Clarice, as he parallel's her own confusion of identity of gender. Both Clarice and Bill, in the novel and film, dislike their past identities and are trying to construct new one. Clarice strains to hide her pure West Virginian accent and the fact that people would consider her, if they knew her true identity, a "rube". Buffalo Bills confusion about his identity stems from the fact, as Hannibal explains to Clarice, that he was abused as a child, and because of that never formed an actual realization of who he was, or even what gender meant to him. "
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"Silence of the Lambs", 2004.
Examines the movie "The Silence of the Lambs".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper examines the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" and specifically what is says about society and its decisions with respect to criminally insane defendants.
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"The story begins with the F B I involved in an effort to solve a series of murders of young women. The Special Agent in Charge of the investigation sends a trainee from the F B I Academy to interview Dr Hannibal Lector. Lector is psychiatrist who has been convicted of multiple murders and cannibalism. He has been committed to an institution for the criminally insane. Lector agrees to provide important clues to the ..."
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"The Silence of the Lambs", 2002.
A comparative essay of the novel and subsequent film, "The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris.
1,034 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses the general difference between books and movies made of those books. Thomas Harris's book, "The Silence of the Lambs" is examined in comparison to the movie of the same title. The writer points out the differences between reading the book and seeing the movie. The paper describes the emotions experienced by the reader, as opposed to the viewer.
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"In the movie, FBI trainee Clarice Starling (played by Jodie Foster) is recruited by the Bureau?s behavioral sciences unit to help track down one serial killer by getting inside the head of another who?s already behind bars?the notorious Hannibal ?the Cannibal? Lecter (played by Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant but psychopathic psychiatrist. In a series of riveting interviews, Starling reveals personal details about her past to Lecter in exchange for information that may snare ?Buffalo Bill,? the murderer who flays his female victims. Tensions escalate when Bill kidnaps the daughter of a U.S. senator and Lecter plots an escape (TV Guide Online, 2002). There is absolutely no doubt that this was a tense, riveting movie with superb acting, stellar direction, and brilliant photography. However, as good as this movie is, it still falls short of the novel. Most movie adaptations of novels are just not as good as the original, and The Silence of the Lambs is no exception."
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The Role of Classical Hollywood Techniques in "The Silence of the Lambs", 2002.
An examination of the role of classical Hollywood techniques in developing the relationship between Clarice Starling and Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the film "The Silence of the Lambs".
1,139 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines how classical Hollywood cinema techniques such as narration, camera angles and lighting aid in the development of the relationship between the protagonists Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter in the film "The Silence of the Lambs". It evaluates how classical narration develops the relationship which changes from an impersonal to a more personal one, as Clarice Starling, an FBI agent, struggles to solve a problem to which Dr. Hannibal Lecter provides the answer. It also looks at how in all four of their encounters, the camera shots move from low and high-angle shots to those of eye-level shots signifying how the relationship changes from one of superiority to one of equality.
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"In The Silence of the Lambs camera angles are another classical Hollywood technique that helps in developing the relationship between Starling and Dr. Lecter. In their first of four encounters, low-angle shots and high-angle shots were used. ?With low-angle shots, in which the camera looks up at the action or person, the audience assumes that the person looking up is inferior to what they are looking at? (Belton 45). In the first encounter the low-angle shot was used subtly, not to the extreme as in other movies. An example of a low-angle shot is when Starling is talking and the camera breaks to Dr. Lecter, showing him slightly higher. High-angle shots are used as well."
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A Sociological Look at "Silence Of The Lambs", 2002.
Looks at the novel "Silence of the Lambs" and analyzes it in relationship to deviance and criminology.
1,435 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses the novel "Silence of the Lambs" and explains how Hannibal Lecter the fictional character is a perfect example of both criminology as well as deviance
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"Criminology being the study of the criminal mind is exactly what Silence of the Lambs is, they give you a look at Dr. Hannibal Lecter first hand. You get the opportunity to see how his mind works, and see that in his eyes he is doing something good for society. He believes that he is ridding the world of bad people; you also get to see what makes him tick. Lecter knew how far he could push the police without killing the innocent Catherine Martin. "
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"Silence of The Lambs", 1996.
Analyzes serial killer Jame Gumb's life & character, author's sources, psychoanalytic theory of paranoia as explanation in "Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 55.95
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"In Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs the pathology of the serial murderer Jame Gumb is slowly, suspensefully, revealed by a combination of hints from the mad psychiatrist Dr. Lecter, the memories of Lecter's patient Raspail, the deductive reasoning of the FBI characters, and sections of narrative that feature the actions and thoughts of the Gumb character. A brief outline of his "case" precedes critical analysis of the description of the disorder and a discussion of the author's theoretical bias as it emerges in the novel in the presentation of the disorder and the description of its causes. Harris' sources for the case of Jame Gumb appear, however, to range over news accounts of numerous cases, to touch on various psychological approaches, to try to incorporate pop-psychology about the beast within us all, and to include far too many different types of behavior to create a..."
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"Silence of the Lambs", 2002.
Addresses the psychopathic behavior of the character Hannibal Lecter in this thriller film.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper shall provide a film review of the modern classic "Silence of the Lambs" in the form of a technical paper. This paper shall review this film - and especially the character of Dr. Hannible Lecter - according to the diagnostic criteria outlined in the DMS- IV ("American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", fourth edition). Lecter will be explored as a "psychopath", even though this particular term does not yet appear in the DMS- IV yet is now common in the other available literature on criminal behaviors.
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Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, 2004.
A guideline to disorders and behavior manifestations and their application to the characters, Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, in the movie, "Silence of the Lambs" (1991).
8,861 words (approx. 35.4 pages), 29 sources, APA, $ 185.95
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Defining mental disorders and subsequent behaviors through the DSM-IV-TR (2000) and associated research is a daunting task indeed. Applying these disorders to the characters, Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), requires critical and analytical thinking about mental disorders, etiology of the disorders, and subsequent behaviors as a result. This paper presents a discussion of the disorders using a variety of information in the literature and then presents the key behaviors in a comprehensive table for ease of possible diagnosis. Finally, these defined behaviors are applied to Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill in an attempt to give a picture of how these two characters became who they are.
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List of Tables
Introduction
Component I: Disorders and Behavioral Manifestations Guide.
Schizophrenia
Conduct Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Exhibitionism Paraphilia
Fetishism Paraphilia
Frotteurism Paraphilia
Voyeurism Paraphilia
Pedophilia
Hebephilia
Component II: Assign Disorders to the Characters Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill
Component III: Identify probable Etiology of the Disorder
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"Component I of this paper is a general guideline of 13 mental disorders, each followed by a comprehensive checklist of behaviors that meet the criterion for each mental disorder. Component II of this paper is where the guideline is utilized in assigning disorders to the characters Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, in the movie The Silence of the Lambs, (1991). Finally, component III mergers the general guideline with the diagnoses of Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill and presents a picture as to the etiology of the disorders and the resulting behaviors observed. This will then give a picture as to precursor and probable subsequent behaviors."
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Edgar Allan Poe and Hannibal, 2002.
A comparison of the horror novels of Poe and Thomas Harris's "Silence of the Lambs".
1,440 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper compares the horror novels of Edgar Allen Poe and Thomas Harris's "Silence of the Lambs". It describes the iconic character of evil Hannibal Lecter and the great success of this character, which seems to live beyond the confounds of the written word. The author examines Poe?s classic poem ?The Raven? and its chilling and ambiguous reality. The paper also explores the life of Poe.
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"Poe has delved into the human spirit at a time when the idea of the unconscious mind had probably either not evolved, or had just been described and was not commonly known. In his stories of horror, Poe explored in depth the human psyche. Poe was a critic of rationalism but at the same time he was a master in the art of constructing, logically, the irrational ?rationale? for crime committed by his characters. Poe lived a difficult and rather impoverished life, and was himself often given to alcoholism in his private life and the narrator?s fears and contradictions that the author describes are something he might have experienced himself."
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Woman as Investigators, 2004.
A comparison and analysis of the films "Copycat" and "Silence of the Lambs".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the parallels that exist in the films "Copycat" and "Silence of the Lambs", discussing the significance of gender in the movies as well as the ways in which the victims, criminals and investigators relate to each other. In spite of the similarities in the two films, the paper concludes that the message and the dynamics of the two films are nonetheless strikingly different.
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"On a surface level, the films "Copycat" and "Silence of the Lambs" parallel each other in important ways. In both cases a young investigator is teamed with an older one to help solve a serial murder. In both cases the nature of the crime is defined at least in some measure by gender with female identity equated with victimization. And, in both cases, the gender of the investigator is also important both to the investigation itself and to the ways in which victims, criminals and investigators relate to..."
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Silence in "The Woman Warrior", 2004.
This paper offers an analysis of the implication of silence in Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior".
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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In this paper, the writer discusses the implication of silence that is portrayed in Maxine Hong Kingston's book "The Woman Warrior". The writer examines how this aspect of silence relates to the narrator's Chinese roots. Further, the writer explores the debilitating and empowering effects of the silence.
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"In Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts" the concept of silence plays a significant role in illustrating concepts of gender, culture and prejudice. Above all, silence is used as a symbolic representation of the muting of individuality and individual expression due to gender culture and prejudice. These forces of gender culture and prejudice that undermine individuality and stifle expression manifest themselves both within the culture of the individual and the mainstream culture. Kingston's semi-autobiographical novel demonstrates the struggle ..."
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Silence in Counseling, 2005.
An examination of silence as a counseling method.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the types of messages that can be communicated with silence. The paper focuses on silence as a counseling method. The paper asks how many of these messages might occur in a counseling session. The paper also studies how one silent message can be distinguished from another.
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"According to Corey, counseling is a form of psychotherapy usually far more brief in the length of time clients receive in traditional psychotherapy that aims to assist people who are experiencing problems in a variety of ..."
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"From Silence to Voice", 2002.
A review of the book "From Silence to Voice".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This is a critique of the book "From Silence to Voice."
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?Carved in Silence?, 2004.
This paper discusses the documentary film, "Carved in Silence", directed by Felicia Lowe, about the Chinese Exclusion Act and the subsequent incarceration of the Chinese immigrants on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that the documentary film, "Carved in Silence", indicates how poorly America treated Chinese immigrants and how desperately these people wanted to live and work in America. The author points out that the film uses interviews of survivors of Angel Island, workers on the island, and modern-day reenactments to depict the plight of the Chinese immigrants who were forced to stay on Angel Island until their immigration papers were either approved or disapproved. The paper stresses the immeasurable historical value of this documentary, which should be a part of every American history class, because today Angel Island is a California State Park, and most visitors have no idea what really happened there.
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"The documentary is short, only 45 minutes or so, but it presents a vast amount of information in that short time. The interviews of people who stayed on Angel Island are quite compelling, but the documentary also uses modern day footage as historic recreations of what life was like on the island, from what the detainees ate, to how they wiled away the long, isolated hours. Some played games, some read, and some wrote poetry, which they carved into the wooden walls of the stark barracks. Many of these poems, "carved in silence," remain in the barracks today, and there is a concerted effort to save them for posterity and for Angel Island visitors to understand and view. The documentary ends with a review of what happened to immigrants after the Exclusion Act was lifted by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942, and how Chinese still distrust Americans because of these early practices."
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"Silence", 2005.
A review of Maxine Hong Kingston's work "Silence".
1,191 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how Maxine Hong Kingston's work "Silence" is a demonstration of the many significant ways of how preconceived notions based on history and culture effect the ways in which an individual perceives what is and what is not important. It looks at how Kingston builds imagery around her experiences in her two very different schools and how the experience within each, as she sees it today, created her response to it and therefore her development of understanding.
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"Kingston recognized differences in the way that culture played a role in the meaning and importance of words, or she did as she looked back upon her confusion, as a child. She speaks of her inability to understand the words "I" and "you." Culturally the importance of "I" was different, the Chinese character for "I" was much more complicated while this single letter word seemed to mean so much to the American's that it was to be boldly written in capital. To Kingston this was a contradiction a poignant misrepresentation of the individual. "
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