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Lesson 1 (from Section 1: "Nathaniel Recalls the Miracle" through "Home.")
Objective
Students will explore the significance of the title "Twilight of the Superheroes."
In 1888, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote a critique of the Europe of his day, citing especially what he saw as German decadence and nihilism. He chose as his title "Götzen-Dämmerung," a pun on Wagner's Götterdämmerung, ("Twilight of the Gods,") which translates to something like "Twilight of the False Gods." This is commonly translated into English as "Twilight of the Idols." Almost a hundred years later, in 1987, comic artist Alan Moore proposed a series called Twilight of the Superheroes, in which superheroes rule the world in a dystopian future. In other words, Eisenberg's title has a long pedigree. This lesson is designed to acquaint students with this history and ask them to consider what this history implies about Eisenberg's work.
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Reading Activity: Read T. Andrew Wahl's "How American History Created the...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.2, 9-10.10, 11-12.2, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.7, 9-10.9, 11-12.7, 11-12.9
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