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Monsters and Their Social Implications! I like that! Monsters have been an important part of human culture for longer than we can conciously remember. I don't remember which Carl Sagan book it is, either the Dragons of Eden or Broca's Brain, the author speaks of racial memory in relation to monsters and dreams of falling. Sagan suggests that our dreams of falling and stories of monsters coming for us at night have a very real basis. Back when our ancestors lived in trees (sorry Mrs. Palin , but yours did too) there was a very real threat of falling in one's sleep and there were monsters under the bed (the trees where our ancestors slept ) in the form of saber tooth cats and other predators.
Bruce Chatwin touches on this idea also in his book The Songlines.
Some great monsters: Leviathan, Behemoth, Grendel, Balor, Mala Cosa, Manticore.
Monsters are a reflection of our society and ourselves. I think this is a great topic for a paper.
have lots of fun!
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