On 6/25/04 5:12 AM, in article ,
"Charlie Choc" wrote:

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:24:51 -0500, lid wrote:

I'm having an evil day. Here's one for you. Has anyone finally done
the one I keep suggesting to anyone who has to write a thesis? It's
where Godzilla is seen as a metaphor for the US army occupying Japan.
Works in many ways. Even after I explain it to them, they just shake
their heads and wander off.

Not theses, but here's a couple of links a quick Google search on
"godzilla us army japan" turned up:
http://www.dalekempire.com/JapanGodzillaAtomicBomb.html
http://www.geocities.com/yuenkitmun/sf-godzilla.html

I frequently find that stuff like this found via Google can be considered
antithesis. :-)

That said, cyli, a quick tippity-tap through the database shows that four
dissertations have been written that at some level discuss Godzilla. It
would appear that none use the metaphor you mention. Go to it, girl.

I did find a book entitled "Film and the nuclear age : representing cultural
anxiety" that discusses Godzilla in the context of the fear of nuclear fall
out.

Bill