Comparing Cohen's Monster Culture to Two Real World Monsters

argue whether or not Cohen's theses are valid/correct –that monsters are/are not a good window into a certain culture or society. You will do so by researching and analyzing a minimum of two monsters (Kappa and Tanuki of Japanese Mythology) and connecting the information to Cohen’s arguments. You will do so by using Cohen’s text itself as evidence as well as researching at least two of your own monsters (Kappa and Tanuki of Japanese Mythology) and showing how they do/do not represent the culture that invented them.. Successful essays will do this by: Including an introduction that draws in the reader, briefly introduces Cohen and the topic of your essay, and has a clear thesis that states your argument and signals a plan for the essay. Creating a literature review that establishes and explains Cohen's theories in the first body paragraph. Summarize his main argument, claims, and evidence. Discuss his ideas as if you were explaining them to someone who was unfamiliar with the text. You may consider dividing your body paragraphs based on each chosen monster and then showing how this monster fits some of Cohen’s claims or focusing each body paragraph on a specific thesis and adding the monster information as support to show that it is valid or not.