Paper questions

Ok, so I changed my topic again and I need some help. I've been looking at the handout we were given on our first day, the one which defines fantasy. It talks about it as a "self-coherent narrative" and discusses the idea of the reader understanding the otherworld and therefore seeing the story as possible in that world. I am going to argue that the stories we have read most recently ("Singing My Sister Down," "The Witch of Truro", and "The Oakthing") fit this definition. They also fit the part that "invites the reader to co-inhabit the tale." To my understanding, this means the reader feels like they understand the setting, the characters feelings, and the reader cares about them. Moreover, these three fit into the second part of the definition (page 2 of the handout) about coming to a realizable ending. Basically, the story seems complete when it is finished. However, the third part of the definition which includes the idea of Tolkien's "eucatastrophe"... happy ending of sorts... seems to only really apply to "The Witch of Truro." Clute says, "tragic fantasy exists, but is uncommon." Do you think the others might be tragic fantasy?
Another part of my paper... According to the "self-coherent" part of the definition, which is the most basic part of Clute's definition, some of Kelly Link's stories might not fit into this definition of fantasy. The reader is kept at a distance and despite the extensive details in some areas, the reader still does not have a clear understanding of the "otherworld" and what is possible there. It is clear that this is part of her intentions... supplying massive details without giving the reader an understanding of her created world.... So by Clute's definition are some of her stories not fantasy?

No Face

Why did no face turn bad when he was in the bathhouse? I don't feel like he posed a threat outside when he followed Chihero to Granny's or before she let him into the bathhouse. Did he turn bad because no one loved him or accepted him and this was resolved when he went to live with Granny? Or was he trying to teach them some sort of lesson?

Paper Help

There is a detail in American Gods I am trying to find that is buried deep in the text in the second half of the book. It's when reports of gods dying begin to come to Shadow and the young Arab who replaced the original god in New York City is blown up. Does anyone know where that is? Please help and I will love you forever!!

Sprited Away

I am not going to lie: I did not have high hopes for this movie and put off watching it for as long as I could. Once I got into the stroy, however, I was singularly amazed by both the animation and the character development. It was much for thought-provoking and entertaining than I anticipated, and, in short, I ended up loving Spirited Away and plan to watch it again!

I taped my copy off of TCM and the introduction at the beginning said Miyazaki always makes his movies for a reason. He saw how apathetic and lazy the thirteen-year-old daughter of one of his friends was, and a movie was born.