His Dark Materials: LIAR
His Dark Materials: LIAR Language and close-textual analysis 1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre? His Dark Materials fits into the conventions of the fantasy genre when Lyra's daemon is talking and has the ability to change animals which shows how its a fantasy theme. 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into? Mrs Coulter is presented as the female leader which subverts the idea men have more control. She is seen as the villain who is trying to look for her daughter and treats people harshly. Lyra is seen as the hero who explores different worlds while the boy Will is showed as being the helper however possibly as a villain when Lyra grows suspicion he killed someone. 3) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Enigma codes used is un answered questions such as ' who are the spectres ? ' which encoura...