Lizzie Film Response Prompts

Lizzie Film Response Prompts

https://www.amazon.com/Lizzie-Kristen-Stewart/dp/B07L1CM1WZ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Lizzie+Borden&qid=1582688613&refinements=p_n_format_browse-bin%3A2650306011&s=movies-tv&sr=1-1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_(2018_film)

Choose one of the following prompts to respond to for your film response. The purpose of this paper is to form an argument that addresses one of the two available prompts, and to use source material to support your argument. The available source material includes the film Lizzie, “Lizzie Borden on Trial,” and other class and lecture materials. You must use Chicago style footnotes to cite all source material.

Your response should be approximately 1000 words. You will need to submit a hard copy (stapled, 1” margins, double-spaced) in class, and submit a digital version of your response paper on Canvas.

Prompt #1. The story of Lizzie Borden is riddled with questions that cannot be answered. Did she actually kill Andrew and Abby Borden? If she did kill them, why? If she did not kill them, who did? The film Lizzie presents an updated version of the story of Lizzie Borden. How does the film present Lizzie Borden and the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden? Are you convinced by this version of the story? Draw on the film Lizzie and course materials to respond to this prompt. If you would like to use additional, outside sources you must use academic sources.

Prompt #2. The story of Lizzie Borden has persisted in American society for over 100 years. Although Lizzie Borden was tried and acquitted for the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, speculation about the crimes continued throughout her lifetime and after her death. From folk rhymes to books to films, the story of Lizzie Borden has been told and re-told. Why has the story of Lizzie Borden remained popular in the United States? What is at stake in the story of Lizzie Borden? Draw on the film Lizzie and course materials to respond to this prompt. If you would like to use additional, outside sources you must use academic sources.