Option 1
Nia DaCosta’s new Candyman (2021) is designed to update the original 1992 version.
Describe THREE ways that the original Candyman was problematic racially. USE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES for each.
Describe THREE ways the new Candyman seeks to update the original. USE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES.
Does the update succeed in addressing the problematic aspects of the original? Why or why not? BE SPECIFIC.
Option 2
The Keeper examines the cost of LOSS through a horror lens.
Discuss:
Option 3
MAGIC IS RELATED TO RACISM in many of the works we have discussed, particularly “Wet Pain” (Terence Taylor), The Keeper and Tales from the Hood.
In TWO of these three works, discuss how:
Option 4
Compare and contrast the use of ZOMBIES in The Night of the Living Dead, Ouanga and/or The Girl with All the Gifts. (TWO of the three works.)
Discuss: