How the idea moved: 6 landmark works

1. 1938RebeccaDaphne du MaurierOriginNovel

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2. 1950Strangers on a TrainPatricia HighsmithEvolutionNovel

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3. 1955A Good Man Is Hard to FindFlannery O'ConnorEvolutionShort Story

   Oates's story features a chilling encounter between a seemingly ordinary protagonist and a charismatic, unsettling figure (Arnold Friend) who embodies a profound, ambiguous evil, mirroring the Misfit's confrontation with the grandmother in 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' and its exploration of grace and violence. (passes on to Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?)

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4. 1959PsychoRobert BlochEvolutionNovel

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5. 1966Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?Joyce Carol OatesEvolutionShort Story

   Oates's story features a chilling encounter between a seemingly ordinary protagonist and a charismatic, unsettling figure (Arnold Friend) who embodies a profound, ambiguous evil, mirroring the Misfit's confrontation with the grandmother in 'A Good Man Is Hard to Find' and its exploration of grace and violence. (inherits from A Good Man Is Hard to Find)

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6. 1996Lost LaysenMargaret MitchellOriginNovel

   The 'remote Pacific island' setting creates a confined world for the love triangle, where characters are forced into constant proximity and cannot easily escape the emotional and social pressures of their entanglement.

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