Sarah Kenney
Monsters and Misfits
4/23/19
Mrs. Barklow
American Horror Story Freak Show ; Statement
My source material is American Horror Story Freak Show, the show is about a group of human “freaks” putting on a show run by Elsa Mars. The show takes place in Jupiter, Florida in 1952. There are a bunch of issues that go into the plot, including Twisty the Clown, Elsa Mars, and Dandy Mott. Twisty the Clown is a killer clown on the loose that kills the townspeople and the freak throughout the episodes, which starts to become a problem towards the end of the show. Elsa Mars causes a lot of problems between the freaks in general, she’s an aspiring Hollywood actress and will do and sacrifice anything to get their, including her freaks. Dandy Mott, whose mother is Gloria Mott, is a socialite boy who finds the freaks by going to one of their shows, he is crazy and loses his mind throughout the show. Some main “freak “ characters, are Jimmy Darling “Lobster Boy”, Ethel Darling, Meep, Amazon Eve, Paul, Ma Petite, etc.
The show starts out with Elsa Mars going to the hospital with the conjoined twins that are being held at, that have recently been suspected for killing their mother. Elsa recruits them to join her Freak Show, because they are disformed just like the rest of the people she has there. It’s set up as if it’s like a circus, in the hot Florida heat. They are ready to put on a show with their new big surprise, the conjoined twins. The opening night comes and Dandy Mott and his mother Gloria Mott arrive. They are the only ones who have shown up for this premiere. After the show, Dandy goes home and becomes obsessed with these freaks. Meanwhile, Twisty the Clown is going around killing innocent people.
Something that should be noted about these “freaks” that put on a show for the public, they are only called freaks because of what society thinks of them. Most of them were born with a disorder with their body, they are freaks by their looks that they can’t control. Society puts labels on people all the time, the popular socialites, the nerds, the artistic hippy ones, and... the freaks. But, back then in 1952, society took people that were different a lot more seriously. They weren’t inclusive at all to anyone that was different.
The setting of this show is very important to how the story is told. But, if the setting of where the “Freak Show” is, as well as the time period, a lot of things would be different. Let’s say that the freak show came to Saco, Maine. They parked their RV’s and moved all their things in a field right smack in the middle of the town. Once people realized what it was all about, everyone would be furious. These people that are just as normal as us that are deformed? That’s so much worse than keeping animals hostage being used for people’s enjoyment to watch them in a zoo. People would be reporting it to the police, news stations would be covering it and so on. Elsa Mars would be blamed for It and most likely be put in prison
Monsters and Misfits
4/23/19
Mrs. Barklow
American Horror Story Freak Show ; Statement
My source material is American Horror Story Freak Show, the show is about a group of human “freaks” putting on a show run by Elsa Mars. The show takes place in Jupiter, Florida in 1952. There are a bunch of issues that go into the plot, including Twisty the Clown, Elsa Mars, and Dandy Mott. Twisty the Clown is a killer clown on the loose that kills the townspeople and the freak throughout the episodes, which starts to become a problem towards the end of the show. Elsa Mars causes a lot of problems between the freaks in general, she’s an aspiring Hollywood actress and will do and sacrifice anything to get their, including her freaks. Dandy Mott, whose mother is Gloria Mott, is a socialite boy who finds the freaks by going to one of their shows, he is crazy and loses his mind throughout the show. Some main “freak “ characters, are Jimmy Darling “Lobster Boy”, Ethel Darling, Meep, Amazon Eve, Paul, Ma Petite, etc.
The show starts out with Elsa Mars going to the hospital with the conjoined twins that are being held at, that have recently been suspected for killing their mother. Elsa recruits them to join her Freak Show, because they are disformed just like the rest of the people she has there. It’s set up as if it’s like a circus, in the hot Florida heat. They are ready to put on a show with their new big surprise, the conjoined twins. The opening night comes and Dandy Mott and his mother Gloria Mott arrive. They are the only ones who have shown up for this premiere. After the show, Dandy goes home and becomes obsessed with these freaks. Meanwhile, Twisty the Clown is going around killing innocent people.
Something that should be noted about these “freaks” that put on a show for the public, they are only called freaks because of what society thinks of them. Most of them were born with a disorder with their body, they are freaks by their looks that they can’t control. Society puts labels on people all the time, the popular socialites, the nerds, the artistic hippy ones, and... the freaks. But, back then in 1952, society took people that were different a lot more seriously. They weren’t inclusive at all to anyone that was different.
The setting of this show is very important to how the story is told. But, if the setting of where the “Freak Show” is, as well as the time period, a lot of things would be different. Let’s say that the freak show came to Saco, Maine. They parked their RV’s and moved all their things in a field right smack in the middle of the town. Once people realized what it was all about, everyone would be furious. These people that are just as normal as us that are deformed? That’s so much worse than keeping animals hostage being used for people’s enjoyment to watch them in a zoo. People would be reporting it to the police, news stations would be covering it and so on. Elsa Mars would be blamed for It and most likely be put in prison