Monday, May 30, 2011

Literary Allusions: The Doppelganger

The last name of the family in Flowers in the Attic alludes to the german word doppelgänger. The idea of a doppelgänger has been explored in popular culture throughout ages. One of the most  popular movies that I can think of inspired by this concept is the 1993's cult classic Doppelganger starring Drew Barrymore. 

  Doppelgänger literally means "Double Walker"  and legend says that if you were to meet or see your  doppelganger, you would die soon or something really unlucky would happen to you. I think it's a very interesting concept, these are other two movies that also deal with the subject.


                                                         

How similiar are the previous mentioned movies to Flowers in the Attic, you will be surprised. I will write more in depth about it in the future, as it really takes more detail since the comparison is not very obvious, actually for the most part is very cleverly hidden.