RA Brainstorming Ideas

Dark, Dark were the Tunnels by George RR Martin

Hypothesis:
George RR Martins adds on to the post apocalyptic genre by putting readers
in the shoes and perspective of a mutated human being and humanoid
employers.
(Text of the story, how the text is structured. Audience: actively influencing
what the audience sees and thinks through the transitions between Greel
and the Scientists )
Examples: Pg99 Dont worry. Even if we dont find them, nothing will be
lost. They were clearly sub-human. Men once, maybe. But no more.
Degenerated. There was nothing they could have taught us anyway
Ciffonetto
Pg99 Relating to Greel Hssing died. His mind-brother died. The fire- men had
killed his mind-brother
Pg98 There was a roar, a flash. Then a second Got it, said Von der Stadt. A
damn rat.
Pg 98 That, said Von der Stadt. that thing is a man?
Pg 95 But These men were not quite men. Their minds were crippled, and
much, much of their thought was alien to Greel.
Trope Connection: Animal companions as in Greel and Hssig, something like
the lone wanderer and dog meat from fallout series. Max Max and his dog etc
Parallelism: How the people of the slag see organic companions as food as
opposed to Greel who think of them as brothers
People of slag did not have dependency on animals, Greel depends on
animals
Expected Answer: George RR Martin wonderfully crafts a world of intrigue
and depicts a possible future for human kind and how it would react to
mutations.
Claims: Uses and enhances the post apocalyptic genre, through animal
companionship and mutations
Adds on to the hypothesis by emphasizing how George RR martin
contributed to the genre and provides the perspectives
Other Scholars Presumably would argue that Martins story is about animal
companionship and the alienation of humans and sub-humans. I would
assume they would agree with my examples provided and or use them
Next part: doing more research on more stories or articles relating the the
main points of Martins story