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Home and Spatial IdentityPhysical to Psychological SpaceLaura LucyshynAll human beings from the beginning of their creation have an innateneed to have a home. The idea of home has evolved from a physicalspace to an abstract plane within the mind. Within medieval literature,the home was a physical establishment, defining one’s identitythrough a connection with space, objects, and obligations essential tothe standard lifestyle. To be homeless at this time was to lack identity,essentially making one monstrous. In contrast, the concept of homehas been greatly revolutionized since the 20 th century, leading to ashift in the idea of home as an abstract place within oneself; thismovement has impacted the monsters of societies, for no longer isidentity attached to objects and space, but to the relationships and theexperiences that one has within their life. No longer is homelessnessassociated with the monstrous, for societies have come to recognizethe existence of an internal home. This has significantly impactedthe way in which the homeless identify themselves. Technically, theyreside within the boundaries of society, and yet have no physical home.The shift is, therefore, evident in the comparison of the 20 th centuryviews of home to the physical home so valued in the medieval texts ofGrettir’s Saga, Beowulf, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.People have an innate need to belong and to be able to identifywho they are, home is an essential component of this identification 139
among humanity; the home is how people define who they arewithin society. There are two ways in which the home has beenviewed throughout history, as both a physical and an abstractspace. The physical space is defined as the actual home and thearea surrounding it. The definition of abstract space incorporatesthe emotional attachments and relationships that exist within acontained area, ultimately creating the psychological home. Thesetwo vastly different concepts of home suggest a shift in the wayhuman beings perceive their identity.The home, as a physical structure, was the dominant perspectiveof identity for the people who lived during the medieval period.The actual physical space of the living quarters was home; it definedwho the people were at the time. If a person was wealthy, it becameapparent through the size of the structure, contents held within,and the size of the feasts. The people who made up the medievalsociety placed much emphasis on the home. If a person did not havea physical home then they were considered to be exiled, monstrous,or other. The clear consensus of the people during the medievaltime was that without a physical home, a person was left without anidentity. The person was thought to have no connection to people,land, or structure. This idea becomes questionable as a shift occursbetween the physical and abstract space of home, as represented inthe contrast of medieval literature to the views of today.The idea of an abstract space is the present day perspective onwhat a home is and how people identify themselves in relation to ahome. The relationships among the people often recreate an essenceof the home. People define themselves through the emotional andphysical relationships that they develop with other people. Theserelationships and feelings are internalized; they are not somethingthat can be seen as part of the physical structure of the home, but theyare very much a real and significant component of the home. Peopleget the sense of being at home when they are able to experience a140 afternoons of alterity
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Table of ContentsFrom Medieval Mars
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From Medieval Marsh Monsters toFutu
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imagination, we must first attempt
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seed of monstrosity within themselv
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essence as a monster, it seems reas
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she bore two sons, one from the imp
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perhaps, anti-heroes) of the futuri
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to watch the murder and mutilation
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and modern audiences through their
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Works Cited“Bushwhacked.” Firef
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Projecting Otherness ontothe Disabl
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in any systematic structuration. An
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The idea of the monstrous’ vulner
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not us and are in the proximity of
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they want to be treated. The interv
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Monstrosity and theIrruption of Rea
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describing his fears of this place
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stained with sin” (Spearing 221).
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often and at will to show man somet
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What’s Love Got To Do With It?The
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story than as the beginning? What f
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It is textual content like this tha
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through the story as the Green Knig
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the first advocating voices for end
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“capable of seeing things objecti
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Darkness: The True Monster ofLitera
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the way they can make us feel, but
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not only closes out, extinguishes,
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and temptation, most especially for
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hours “led to the term ‘night
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specifically his relationship to da
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humanization of Grendel draws the r
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subconscious the message may be. Th
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Serial MonstrosityEmily Mastrobatti
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is clear that they are monsters and
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murderer that he once was. He has b
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of the killing, “When investigato
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ook “contains recipes from the bo
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asks Charles Manson to marry her, t
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Monstrous Mothers andObjectified Da
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and her sisters plot to kill their
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easons for “otherness.” On top
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The original ideas are still intact
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Page 96 and 97: Works CitedAcker, P. Horror and the
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Page 106 and 107: Works CitedBeowulf. Trans. RM Liuzz
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Page 134 and 135: They Walk Among UsOccupational Viol
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Page 140 and 141: otherness and disdain for humanity.
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Page 158: Works CitedArmitage, Simon. Sir Gaw
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