Science-fiction Studies, Volume 20SFS Publications., 1993 - Electronic journals |
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Page 87
... death . So the Alien is also connected to the theme of mourning , and to the stance of the mourner , who must not only survive death but also come to terms with the loss of the loved one . All these motifs - motherhood , survival ...
... death . So the Alien is also connected to the theme of mourning , and to the stance of the mourner , who must not only survive death but also come to terms with the loss of the loved one . All these motifs - motherhood , survival ...
Page 91
... death also marks Ripley's atonement to all who have died before her , and her reunion with her dead daughter , Newt . After Ripley's death , the film returns to an image of her wrecked space- craft , and its ( broken , womb - like ...
... death also marks Ripley's atonement to all who have died before her , and her reunion with her dead daughter , Newt . After Ripley's death , the film returns to an image of her wrecked space- craft , and its ( broken , womb - like ...
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... death should remain fixed forever - like a photo - within the dead person's eyes . It also came to be believed ( as a logical extension of this hypothesis ) that if death were to occur at a moment when the pupils of the eyes were hugely ...
... death should remain fixed forever - like a photo - within the dead person's eyes . It also came to be believed ( as a logical extension of this hypothesis ) that if death were to occur at a moment when the pupils of the eyes were hugely ...
Contents
Alien Encounters | 15 |
Roger Bozzetto Moreaus TragiFarcical Island | 34 |
Grace Rereading Lester del Reys Helen OLoy | 45 |
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