Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2002 Violence and the scapegoat in American film: 1967-1999 Paul E. Graham III Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
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[email protected]. VIOLENCE AND THE SCAPEGOAT IN AMERICAN FILM: 1967-1999 A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of English by Paul E. Graham III B.A., University of New Orleans, 1994 M.A., University of New Orleans, 1997 December 2002 For Michael J. Wilson Who asked to read this “There is word in the caravans of a great one who was driven out of Egypt.” —Sephora, The Ten Commandments ii Acknowledgements Writing this dissertation has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I have had the pleasure to work with and lean on many admirable people, whose assistance and encouragements have been invaluable these five years.