Date of Award
5-14-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
School Name
School of Communication
Department
Communication
Major Advisor
Moira O'Keeffe
Second Advisor
Ruth Wagoner
Third Advisor
Kyle Barnett
Abstract
In the television series Once Upon A Time, evil is portrayed as a circumstance rather than a character trait. Characters shift toward and away from evil; the evil character suddenly shows redeeming qualities and the good character becomes consumed with revenge. This unusual approach to depicting evil in a television adaptation centering upon fairy tales rejects the clear distinction between good and evil typically present in the written stories. A close reading of Regina and Snow’s narratives and rhetorical analysis of visuals in the show reveal good and evil as fluid concepts – developing and shifting within and between characters.
Recommended Citation
Hodapp, Eleanor, "“Evil Isn’t Born, It’s Made”: As Communicated in Once Upon A Time" (2016). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones. 28.
https://scholarworks.bellarmine.edu/tdc/28