So far in my research I have found many interesting things about Gein that are going to be helpful to my paper and others that won’t really help me out in my paper. At this point in my research I have found some things that are going to help me answer my question of why he kept certain things as souvenirs. The first thing I did in my research was looked for a source with enough background information for me to get a feel for Gein’s life and the crimes he committed, I read many sources until I found one that I felt was good enough to use. I then found an article about a women who claimed to have dated Gein for twenty years, which I new was false because his mother forbidden him to dating. I then found a source that gave me information on his parents childhood as well as his. Through that source I have discovered that Gein’s mother wanted a baby girl badly and when she had Ed she vowed he would not grow up to be like other men. Gein was raised with the mentality that his mother was a saint and she could do no harm. The unhealthy relationship that Gein had with his mother plays a huge role in his mental health. Gein was practically in love with his mother and after he died he lost her, but he found ways to get “parts” of her back. Gein would do anything to be close with his mother after she was dead. Gein dug up the graves of women who reminded him of his mother and kept parts of them as a constant reminder of the female body and of his mother. Gein’s ultimate trophy was the body suit he made of different females, in which he would wear at night and dance in the moonlight. The ultimate reminder of his mother would be to have a sex change, because then he could be just like his mother, but if Gein couldn’t have the sex change he wanted that suit did just enough for him.
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It sounds like you’ve been making good progress in your research. This post really helps bring all of your sources together and provides a broad overview of his life style and mentality. It looks like your research has been beneficial and has answered your initial question. Overall, good job!
Your final blog post summarizes the information you gained from the sources you found but it does not really tell me your research process. In other words, how you went about your research, your ways of thinking, different questions you had that lead you from one source to another. Instead of just providing “information” you gained from your sources, tell me how you “explored” your research topic and then you will be golden!
This is so gross! It all makes sense in why he wanted to kill people though. It sounds like you did a lot of research and found out a lot of information because of it. Maybe you could provide more information about how you found your sources and how it led you to the next source. However, I think overall you did a really good job!
You did a very nice job at summarizing all the information you have learned about Gein in your last blog post. The sources you have used sound very beneficial to your research and in answering your intial question. The only comment i have is it would be nice to hear more about your research process even if it is about the sources that did not help you answer your inital question because i am sure you still found some valuable, interesting information on Gein in those sources. Good job!
Ew! I did not know he was that sick in the head. This is an overall good conclusion but I would provide your research process in depth, this would help your readers understand the steps you took to gather this information. Looks like you have done a lot of research and have found good sources to back up your research question. Looks good and good luck on your rough draft!