first draft - without thesis 2/11

Thesis: I do not have a thesis yet.

Just some information I have collected and wrote down:


-what is a revelation?
A revelation is a figure of speech applied to a word which is used to discribe an object or action which is not literally appropiate. The revelation trope appears over and over again in a story, movie, song, or any context. An example of a revelation trope could be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

-How does the revelation trope work?
The elements of a revelation trope are the prophet, who is the reveler, a leader, or an activist. The oppresser and the dumb/ignorant masses (silent majority). Obsticles to the revelation, the message, and the promise redemtion. So basically in a story these elements would come in order like so: The ignorant/dumb masses are in an unacceptable/oppressive situation when a Prophet/reveler tries to shared the message that connects the dots in a new way and offers a version of a redeemed world but there is opposition to the message/Prophet and drama occurs.
In Foxfire, a girl named Leggs is new to a school seems very rebellious and carefree. In the movie she walks into the class room where a girl is being yelled at because she refuses to disect the frog. The teacher threatens the girl, saying if she does not cut the frog she will receive detention. Leggs takes the frog just as the girl is taken by the hand and is being forced to cut the frog Leggs walks over to the table and removes the frog by freeing it out the window. As the she's doing this the teacher is yelling at her and saying what are you doing!?! And mentions something about having detention as well. As the class watches in amazement, Leggs is about to hop out of the window and says: "I don't even go here." And laughs in a careless manner. The students in the class room and especially a girl have a revelation. They realized they do not have to listen to the teacher. They can rebel at will and do whatever they want. The character, Leggs, is the Prophet and brings the message to the dumb/ignorant masses, the students, that they do not have to listen to the teacher and to stick together, look out for each other. Although later when this message is being discussed by a few girls and Leggs. The girl who is refused to disect the frog has detention and tells the girls that the teacher sexually harasses her when they are alone. The oppresser, cheerleaders, get involved in the oppressive situation, they disagree with Leggs's message, that they should stop the teacher from touching girls inappropiatly. They turn down the message and do not care about problem, they try to ignore it, pretending it never happens, to make themselves feel better. The obsticle is catching the teacher in the act of the crime and stop him from hurting anyone.

Another example of a revelation trope is in the Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-time:
Prophet=> Can the Prophet be an object or item?
Oppresser=> Christopher's Father
Dumb/ignorant masses=> neighbors and authority figures
Message=> being able to overcome personal disabilities and do whatever you want, have the determination and bravery to do what you feel is right
Oppressive situation=> Christopher's Father does not want Christopher to investagating the unexpected murder of his neighbor's dog, Wellington. So he tries to stop Christopher by taking away his notebook with his well organized evidence from interviews with other neighbors. In hopes that Christopher will forget about the dog and the whole situation.
Obsticles to revelation=> Christopher has autism, throughout the book he has to deal with its affects and struggles at times when he is on his own.