After viewing the film, please post your reaction in at least 300 words and reply to at least one other student’s post. Using the following questions to frame your reaction:
a. Shining: Imagery– What symbol/signs repeat themselves?
b. Shining: What aspects of our past might the ‘haunted’ hotel embody?
c. Shining: How does the film depict the American family?
d. How do films like The Shining, according to Caterine, invoke the theme of “cursed ground” to discuss deeper aspects of American identity?
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