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114B 3-19-14 Annotated Bibliography Duane, Anna Mae. "The Angel and the Freak: The Value of Childhood and Disability in Katherine Dunn's Geek Love." Studies in American Fiction, 39.1 (2012): 103-122. This journal article undermines different themes explored in the novel that revolved within each of the characters. The author analyzes each of the special abilities of the Binowski children and their effectiveness within the carnival, but mainly focuses on Chick and his developments. This article explains how Dunn uses Chicks character to further develop her ideas of the transformation of his character significant he is in the novel. Gaffney, Dennis. "Who Were the Circus "Freaks"?" PBS. PBS, 9 Jan. 2006. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. In this article, the author exclaims that these so called freaks are just normal people born differently. In other words these people were born with diseases. Carnies were people who felt displaced from community and were looked at as freaks. Many freaks were taken advantage of simply because they brought attention and made money for the grotesque looks. It made an illusion to the people that these freaks werent human, but really they are humans with disorders and born abnormally. "Jim Jones." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopdia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/305924/Jim-Jones>. Jim Jones is a cult leader whom promised his followers a utopia in South America. Him and his subordinates moved to a location in Guyana for agricultural reasons and Jones would take his subordinates money. This place in Guyana was called Jonestown. Jones would threaten his followers with beatings, black-male and possible death. When an unofficial investigation was made, Jones sent his followers to kill them but one escaped. Paranoid that the man who escaped would bring authorities back, he had his followers all drink cyanide and shot himself in the head. This event is now known as the Jonestown Massacre. Neuman, Frederic. "Fighting Fear." Determining What Is Normal Behavior and What Is Not. Psychology Today, 1 May 2013. Web. 07 Mar. 2014. This article is about the differences between normal and abnormal people. Just because a person is born different doesnt mean the individual should be singled out. Many are born abnormal, from the body, emotions and other diseases. Every person is different from one another, and thinks differently on how they think things through. These so called abnormal people suffer from the fact that they are just different from the others. Being

abnormal doesnt mean just having a weird body, it can also be an over stressed person who cant focus like a relaxed person. No one is perfect, with that said anyone has flaws. "Peoples Temple." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopdia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/450697/Peoples-Temple>. The Peoples Temple was an organization led by Jim Jones. He began the group to focus on overcoming racism, and such segregations. His group consisted of many AfricanAmerican Christians. He incorporated the worship style he learned from the church into his cult as well as incorporated the reliability on faith found in church as well. His cult was accused of mistreatment of its members. A team of investigators and press members went to visit the Peoples Temple and were all killed except for one man. When others returned, the organization had killed themselves and those who didnt disbanded from the cult. "Reflections on Disability and Media: Geek Love-Novel." Reflections on Disability and Media: Geek Love-Novel. Blogspot.com, 8 May 2012. Web. 18 Mar. 2014. This is a blog post saying how normal is in fact a bad thing. The blog talks about how the Binewski would rather want kids that have some ability or deformation then a kid that is normal. That challenges the fact that "normal" parents would want kids with arms and legs and to look like them. The blog states "Who is the responsible for this? Society or the parents?" That question in the blog is actually a very good one who is to blame. That is left up to the reader. Another issue brought up in the article is that the family is functioning like a family since they do have principles and manners like any good family should have. Roper, Caitlin. "Geek Love at 25: How a Freak Family Inspired Your Pop Culture Heroes." Wired.com. Conde Nast Digital, 05 Mar. 0014. Web. 18 Mar. 2014. This article describes how it is the 25th anniversary of the book. And gives a summary of the book as well. Also states that Geek Love wouldn't seem like a top selling book but it is and how it has inspired other people to write similar stories. Talks about the author as well in the article. Ross, Rick. "The Rise and Fall of Jim Jones." The Rise and Fall of Jim Jones. N.p., 16 Nov. 2002. Web. 18 Mar. 2014. The article "The Rise and Fall of Jim Jones" by Rick Ross, explains the beginning of Jim Jones' movement to the end of his rule. He was a very popular and was very powerful thanks to his church members who were his political machine and help win many votes. In 1976, Jones seems to have reached the peak of his power. Later, Jones was forced out of San Francisco and he took devoted followers with him to Guyana and they created Jonestown. He forces his people to take cyanide and kill themselves and those who wouldn't do it were killed. Schwartz, Lita Linzer, and Florence W Kaslow. "Religious Cults, the Individual and the Family." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 5.2 (1979): 15-26.

In the article Religious Cults, the Individual and the Family explains how cult conversion affects the individual and family. One target cults go for our vulnerable youths. These youths hold personality characteristics such as rebelliousness or a need for a strong father figure. They use techniques to attract and convert members such as coercive persuasion. Coercive persuasion is known as mind control or brainwashing and is used to make the person believe everything the cult is representing and inspires people to join the cult. Many families have experience many horrible consequences out of this but there is treatment for this for the whole family with ex cult members. Sullivan, N. "Katherine Dunn's Geek Love and the Vicissitudes of Class." Critique-studies in Contemporary Fiction, 54.4 (2013): 410-421. This article explores the social class and power that the novel portrays within its characters. The author analyzes Artys power and control and how the others submit to his authoritarian figure. The article scrutinizes characters and how far they would go in accordance with their loyalty to the ones above them. Social class is an important matter within the novel and Sullivan explores this idea through her own personal interpretations.