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The Devil In Disguise Analysis

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In the article “The Devil in Disguise: Modern Monsters and their Metaphors,” Emma Louise Backe discusses the various kinds of monsters and what they symbolize or represent. The author’s target audience in this article is people who is interested in pop culture. She points out that the meaning of monsters’ changes throughout time, but she defines it as a symbol created from a cultures nightmare. Starting with Frankenstein, Backe states that the famous monster created by Mary Shelly, “represents the concerns about morality, the social responsibility of science, and the changing role of capital and labor during the Industrial Revolution.” Backe also analyzes other monsters like zombies; saying how they were inspired by America’s fear of having
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