Thread:Yeerk/@comment-28171460-20190726184223


 * >The Summoner is a literary example of deus ex machina, which translates to "god from the machine." In literature, deus ex machina is a device that comes out of nowhere and solves a seemingly impossible problem.

I guess I have a few problems with this. First, it's not really "deus ex machina." (Maybe it would be on TV Tropes.) Don't get me wrong, it's unbelievably convenient, but it's also set up early in the story. Merriam-Webster qualifies "deus ex machina" as something that "appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly" to save the hero.

Second, literary analysis isn't usually allowed on articles, as it's opinionated.

Lastly, and this is just a personal thing, I've never really seen the point of using much literary analysis on Stine's work. Maybe it's because I was exposed to the horrors of reading something on Wikipedia...

It Came from Wikipedia!

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goosebumps&type=revision&diff=186607100&oldid=186572325

Now that doesn't sound too bad. Obviously, it's not suited for Wikipedia. But his eventual response to having his "review" removed...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Goosebumps#%22Scholarly_Review%22

Like, that'd be a fantastic copypasta. Also, the following comment has me dying:


 * >I think at the end, [username redacted] might actually turn out to be a robot or an alien or maybe a dog having a daydream.

🔥🔥🔥

...So... What was I talking about, again? Oh yeah, Between the Lions. What a good show.

Hold on, I think I was talking about literary analyses on articles. (Honestly, I was probably just looking for an excuse to bring back that Wikipedia link.) Stay spooky. ;) 