How to Read Literature Like a Professor

1. On page 88, Foster describes the many roles that violence in a text might take. Identify these various roles, and provide an example of each from popular culture (music, movies, television, etc.).

Chapter 11: ...More Than Its Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence

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I'm sorry, this is a short-answer literature forum designed for text specific questions. Violence can take on the following roles according to the text:

Violence is one of the most personal and even intimate acts between human beings, but it can also be cultural and societal in its implications. It can be symbolic, thematic, biblical, Shakespearean, Romantic, allegorical, transcendent.

You will need to attach the appropriate examples of these roles for your assignment.

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