The Transformative Power of Food in Film and Literature

Abstract

LIT3015 Midterm Exam PART ONE: FILM SCENE ANALYSIS Analyze the following scene by defining the following elements as utilized in the scene and explaining their function. How do they develop character, plot, or theme? Because you are watching a film scene, you should choose one example of each element (one sound, one angle etc.)! Assigned Scene: film excerpt from Like Water for Chocolate, Quail in Rose Petal Sauce (3:35) Elements of Film: Use of Sound/Music Lighting Shot Angle Composition/use of space Use of Voiceover PART TWO: EXAM ESSAYS Choose TWO (2) of the following essay options and write a coherently organized response that provides specific examples from film or text to support your observations. We have studied many memorable meals in both film and literature. Describe one of the meals and how it serves as a transformative experience for the character/characters at the table. Be very specific about the meal – include setting, specific foods and other relevant details and explain their symbolism. How and why are the character(s) transformed by the experience of the meal? The theme of food and temptation is one that is present in many genres from the fairy tales to the contemporary films. Describe three scenes from any 3 of the narratives that we have studied this term so far – three scenes in which a character is tempted by a specific food. In each scene, what is the food and what are the characteristics of it that makes it such a good symbol of temptation? What do all of these scenes and/or foods have in common? Explain how the recipes at the beginning of every chapter in Like Water For Chocolate foreshadow the events of the chapters. Give 2-3 specific examples and also discuss why the author chooses to tell her story as if...