This is part three of the Sandman and American Gods series. The intro is here and part one is here. This is part two, which discusses the theme of “poor old pagan gods, nobody worships them any more”, which is repeated ad nauseam through American Gods and Sandman. So, it’s stated numerous times throughout American…
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Sandman and American Gods: Problematic Portrayals – Part One
So, if you recall the last installment, what we’re discussing today is one of the main themes in American Gods: that America is a bad land for gods/that there were no deities in America before non-indigenous people colonized America. I’m discussing them as one theme together because they go hand in hand – why weren’t there…
Paganism 101
Walpurgisnacht bonfire Princess Poochie requested that I do a post talking a bit more about the pagan religions so she could better understand the Sandman/American Gods series. I’m happy to oblige, so here’s my paganism 101 post! (It might get long. You’re forewarned!) First off. My definition on paganism might not be the dictionary definition,…
Sandman and American Gods: Problematic Portrayals – Introduction
I know people get really touchy when you talk about their favorite artists, so let me say ahead of time: I like Gaiman’s work, for the most part. I think he’s a good writer. However, after doing a lot of thinking about it, I also think there are issues in some of his work that…
