Silence Of The Lambs: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Jeffrey Dahmer was a notorious serial killer in the late 70’s throughout the early 90’s. What made him stand out from most serial killer’s was what he did to the bodies of his victims. During this research paper, I will cover his childhood life, what led to his lifestyle of killing and cannibalism and also the crimes that were committed during his murderous acts. I will also compare what theories relate to Jeffrey Dohmer and what could possibly be the reason why he did what he did.

A known problem in today’s society is the tendency to avoid problems by ignoring them. This has been mocked and satirized by the media, studied by scientists, and become an almost humorous staple in modern culture. However, none of the reactions to this problem have come close to solving it. In Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut tell the story of a war veteran, Billy Pilgrim, who jumps around time and is kidnapped by an alien race called the Tralfamadorians. He delves into themes of war and morality while offering a look into the mind of veterans after they return from war and how it affects them. Vonnegut explores humanity’s destruction of the Earth with a similar morbid yet dryly humorous approach in his poem Requiem. In both texts, Vonnegut

Jeffery Dahmer is arguably the most notorious serial killer -cannibal in history. Targeting men and boys, Dahmer‘s life of crime began with drinking and sex offending. His murders were exceptionally gruesome, often involving rape, torture, necrophilia, dismemberment, and cannibalism. The media often commented on how “normal” Dahmer appeared. Jeffrey Dahmer made everyone question how one develops into such a monster. By the time of his apprehension, Dahmer had sodomized, murdered, and cannibalized at least seventeen men, mostly black, Hispanic or Asian, in the Milwaukee area between the years of 1978 until his arrest in 1991 (Williams pg.1).

John Carpenter’s Halloween was released in the fall of 1978; little did he know, his independent film would change the face of slasher films as we know it. This film was responsible for ushering in what we recognize today as modern horror. With a budget of just over $300,000, Halloween was shot in 20 days. It went on to become the highest grossing independent film of all time bringing in over $60 million until 1990; however, this film was not an instant success (Halloween UnMasked, 1999). Halloween also brandished a newer type of hero - a heroine. Jamie Lee Curtis has become known as the Scream Queen as a result of this film where she paved the way for other heroines in the slasher genre.

(2) Aileen never felt guilty toward her victims. In the movie, she mentioned that “people kill each and other everyday” for religion and politics, and “there are heroes”. She could not stop killing because she felt that she had to kill people who could rape her to avoid them to rape somebody else. If she had not been caught, she would kill more people. At the end of the movie, after she was convicted, she still considered that the judge sentenced “a right woman to death”.

This was the beginning of Louis's transformation and choice of feeding upon animals. Louis's issue at the time was he didn’t want to do what was "necessary for survival which was to kill (Klamer 5)." During this time he was timid about feeding on the flesh of humans so animal blood had to suffice. Up until Louis fed on the next introduced Character, Claudia, he had not fed on human flesh for four years. The book goes on to talk about how Louis felt during his interaction with Claudia and how he knew he should've left to feed on a rat or a dog nearby, and how he felt damned if he proceeded with feeding on her. While he fed on her he felt he was losing his humanity. His thought process through these events show his attempts to stay as human as possible and they show his denial of what he really was. In the novel the reporter actually stops to question Louis if he really only fed upon animals, as if it was surprising to him. As if this helped mold the reporters perspective about this Vampire he was interviewing. I feel knowing this, gave the reporter some peace of mind, as well as the audience and gave reason to view Louis more than a blood thirsty

In the novels, Slaughterhouse Five written by Kurt Vonnegut and What is the What by Dave Eggers, the authors use techniques to help contribute to the development of the readers’ curiosity about how the story might end. As a result, it leaves them a feeling of wanting more of the storyline until the very last page. The novel Slaughterhouse Five is written by author Kurt Vonnegut, who experienced and survived the World War II. He expresses his personal feelings regarding the war through the main character, Billy Pilgrim and simple language, allowing readers to easily understand and experience moments of the past, present, and future with him. One the other hand, the novel What is the What by Dave Eggers, the author narrates the challenging life story in first-person point of view of a Sudanese refugee, Valentino Achak Deng, Thereby, creating a bridge between readers and author which similarly allows them to experience the refugee lifestyle and connect on a personal level. The two novels share a similar technique of using first person narrative with texts that offer a rich and thorough glimpse into the narrator's involvements through inner dialogue and explanation. Additionally, the technique of involving authors produces an individualized touch using texts with emotional experiences that would otherwise go unnoticed by a third party, such as feelings, sounds, tastes and smell described by the author. Thus, depicting and setting the scene for readers to get involved in the story from a personal point of view and grasping their attention until the end. In Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut presents Billy Pilgrim himself, as a character unstuck in time through simple language. This does not only pursue a page turner for curious readers to easily experience the past, present, and future with him but also, alluding to the reality of life during the World War II. Similarly, In What is the What, Dave Eggers narrates his story through feelings of a real-life character, Valentino Achak Deng, to express the story on the reality of a living refugee.

On page 172, the Boy and The Man have met the “Old Man”. Only because of the boy and his consistent whining do they share some of their rations with him. Even though The Man has told him multiple times, the boy cannot let another human who looks to be in need alone this time. As they question the Old Man and vice versa, he says “…I like a animal. You don’t want to know the things I’ve eaten” (McCarthy 172). Based on the fact we know multiple groups in this apocalyptic dystopian world have turned to cannibalism of

Jeffery Dahmer is one of the country’s most notorious serial killers. Very few people don’t know who is and for good reason. He confessed to murdering 15 to 17 young men and boys (Hickey, 2016, p. 157). His reign of terror started in 1978 when he was just 18 years old and just three weeks after graduation (Hickey, 2016, p. 156). One reason why Dahmer is so famous is because of the cannibalism of some of his victims. Unlike some serial killers, he did not blame common problems, such as his parents, society, or pornography for his crimes. It is hard to say what exactly leads to a person wanting to kill however, there seems to be certain circumstances in which most serial killers experience.

This kind-of off the wall opinion can be interpreted as people being physically stuck in this world, that people don't have any choice over what mankind as a whole, do and what people head for. The only thing one can do is think about everything, but it won't affect anything. This idea appears many times throughout the novel. This is one of the examples, when Billy proposes marriage to Valencia:

“The last thing you want is Hannibal Lecter inside your head.” It is a daunting task to effectively transfer textual tonality from page to screen. Balancing proper visual interpretations of the text with original insights is not an easy procedure, and not every filmmaker is equipped with the artistic skills necessary to complete such an undertaking. Alejandro Jodorowsky’s wildly unsuccessful attempt at adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune, for example, ended in bankruptcy for the studio and premature cancellation of the project due to the extensive runtime the film was to have in accordance with the length of the book. Many filmic adaptations fail in their inability to recapture and translate what originally gave a text literary merit. Jonathan Demme’s adaptation of the quintessential Thomas Harris novel Silence of the Lambs is so well

In Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim becomes “unstuck” in time. The question here is, why? The fact of the matter is that he does not actually begin to time-travel. Billy “becomes unstuck” as a coping mechanism to deal with his traumatic experiences during the war. Billy attempts to reorganize his life’s events and cope with a disorder known as post traumatic stress (PTSD).

The book Slaughterhouse-Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut, is an anti-war book about Vonnegut’s exposure to the vivid events that unfolded during his time at the slaughterhouse in Dresden, Germany and how it affected him. The story is told by Vonnegut through the perspective of the main protagonist, Billy Pilgrim. Billy was a survivor from WWII and the Dresden bombing, but after returning he claims to have traveled through time to explicit memories from life and had been abducted by Tralfamadorians (aliens). However, in the film Slaughterhouse-Five, directed by George Roy Hill, viewers see slight changes to the storyline. Viewers notice that in the opening scene that Vonnegut’s friend Bernard O’Hare and his wife, Mary O’Hare, are never

Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film Inglourious Bastards entails a Jewish revenge fantasy that is told through a counterfactual history of events in World War II. However, this story follows a completely different plot than what we are currently familiar with. Within these circumstances, audiences now question the very ideas and arguments that are often associated with World War II. We believe that Inglourious Basterds is a Jewish revenge fantasy that forces us to rethink our previous understandings by disrupting the viewers sense of content and nature in the history of World War II. Within this thesis, this paper will cover the Jewish lens vs. American lens, counter-plots with-in the film, ignored social undercurrents, and the idea that nobody

Hannibal’s terror is derived from psychological manipulation and careful control rather than manic outbursts. According to film critic Desmond Ryan, “...the true strength of Demme's movie lies in its exploration of a place beyond physical revulsion - in the darkest corners of the souls of both the hunters and the hunted” (Desmond). Hannibal outsmarts his audience, quietly taking pride in his ability to scrutinize and exploit his opponents in order to get what he wants. Furthermore, the juxtaposition between Hopkins’ character and the skin-stealing serial murderer, Buffalo Bill, (played by Ted Levine) is yet another element which enhances the malicious complexity of Hannibal, making Bill seem like a mere “dime-store criminal” with his demented intentions and relative lack of motive