zrearick1

Hi, Mr. Stine! I wrote my Master's thesis on the post-modern approach to gender in the original Goosebumps series. My argument, in response to accusations by critics like Vicki Coppell that Goosebumps is sexist, was that the series purposely represents its "types" (Annoying Younger Sibling, Scaredy-Cat, Bully, etc.) approximately equally along gender lines, essentially implying that there is no "one thing" it means to be masculine or feminine. Is this type of thing something you were conscious of when writing the original books, the idea that giving girls the chance to act like boys and boys the chance to act like girls would be a progressive move, especially in a genre that often promotes gender essentialism? Here's a link to the thesis itself: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxy37lGzuTFrMUFqLWU5cWxnRkk/edit?usp=sharing

It looks like just mine so far. But it was probably the proudest moment of my life, aside from having you answer this question. :) If you'd like, I could send you my thesis. It's pretty long, but I think you'd like it. :)

Um. I mean. You guys can see it if you want. I have it as a Word document on my computer. it is something that I'm very proud of.

I am actually not sure what this means. If I put the pdf file on Google Drive, what do I do after that? Sorry, I'm a bit computer illiterate.