Questionnaire on HDM

[lolly]

Heya!

I'm doing an important work for college on His Dark Materials and I need some people to answer my questionnary (I need 100 answers for every group of age). You'd help me a lot... Thanks

How old are you ?
a) less than 14 years old
b) between 15 and 20 years old
c) more than 20 years old

Gender?
a) Female
b) Male

Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass
d) Lyra’s Oxford
e) Once upon a Time in the North
f) Others (ex: critics etc: which ones?)

Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes
b) Moderately
c) No (why?)

How many times did you read the trilogy?
a) once
b) twice or threee times
c) more than three times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes
b) No

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
b) Fantasy
c) The plot
d) The links to the reality
e) Religious references
f) Scientific references
g) Philosophic themes (love, good/evil etc)
h) Others (what?)

Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
a) Lyra
b) Mrs. Coulter
c) Lord Asriel
d) Will
e) Other (which one?)

Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
a) Yes (which one?)
b) No

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes
b) No

Did you like the film?
a) No
b) Yes but less than the books
c) Yes, more than the books

[Yrael]

Okay here goes

b
b
a,b,c,f=The science of Hid dark materials
a
c (lol)
a
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h=the way i could escape reality when reading them, and gorge on the fantastic descriptions and plots.
e (the daemons as a general, i hope that counts )
a=will
a
b (note: it was good as a film, but bad as an adaption)

I hope this helps...

[lolly]

Thanks... Yes it does... i hope I'll get more answers lol

[lolly]

More answers? Please I still need to find a lot more answers! Can anybody help?

[kaoshoneybun]

How old are you ?
c) more than 20 years old

Gender?
a) Female

Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass
d) Lyra’s Oxford
e) Once upon a Time in the North
f) Others (ex: critics etc: which ones?)
Pretty much all there was out there on Pullman because i was doing my dissertation on HDM so 'His Dark Materials Illumanated', 'Sheddding Light on His Dark Materials: Exploring hidden Spiritual themes in Philip Pullman’s Popular Series', 'Navigating the Golden compass: Religion, Science and Dæmonology in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials', 'Exploring Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials', 'The Devil’s Account: Philip Pullman and Christianity', ‘‘His Dark Materials’, ‘Paradise Lost’ and the Common Reader’. In (Ed.) Semenza, G. Milton in Popular Culture, 'Philip Pullman, Master Storyteller: A Guide to the Worlds of His Dark Materials', 'Darkness Visible: Inside the world of Philip Pullman', Philip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’: A Multiple Allegory Attacking Religious Superstition in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ and ‘Paradise Lost’ and 'The Return of the Hero: Rowling Tolkein Pullman'.


Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes

How many times did you read the trilogy?
c) more than three times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
c) The plot
d) The links to the reality
e) Religious references
f) Scientific references
g) Philosophic themes (love, good/evil etc)


Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
c) Lord Asriel


Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
a) Yes (which one?)
Asriel and Lyra

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes

Did you like the film?
b) Yes but less than the books

[AlexSP]

How old are you ?
c) more than 20 years old

Gender?
b) Male

Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass
d) Lyra’s Oxford

Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes

How many times did you read the trilogy?
c) more than three times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
c) The plot
g) Philosophic themes (love, good/evil etc)
h) Others (what?)

Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
a) Lyra

Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
b) No

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes

Did you like the film?
b) Yes but less than the books

alex (philanthropist)

[lolly]

Thank you, that's a great help...

Kaoshoneybun it must have been very interesting to do a dissertation on HDM! What was your precise subject?

[kaoshoneybun]

It was on epistemology, philosophical influences on HDM, representations of truth & knowledge etc.
There wasn't anything like it about at the time but this is coming out soon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0812 ... 991_snp_dp

Hows your project going?

[bee]

I've nothing better to do. If this is still any good...

How old are you ?
b) between 15 and 20 years old

Gender?
a) Female

Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass

Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes

How many times did you read the trilogy?
c) more than three times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
b) Fantasy
c) The plot
d) The links to the reality
e) Religious references
f) Scientific references
g) Philosophic themes (love, good/evil etc)

Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
e) Other: Lee Scoresby

Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
b) No

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes

Did you like the film?
a) No

[VMLM3]

How old are you ?
c) 24 years old

Gender?
b) Male

Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass

Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes


How many times did you read the trilogy?
c) more than three times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
b) Fantasy
c) The plot
e) Religious references
f) Scientific references
g) Philosophic themes (love, good/evil etc)
h) Pullman's storytelling, the way he keeps you enthralled in the story and his ability to transmit his character's emotions and states of mind so empathically. Also, just saying "fantasy" doesn't do it for me... I fantasized about Bears, zeppelins, other worlds, spectres, inter-universal wars, angels, witches and an almost infinite etcetera from the moment I finished the first book. The world created in HDM took on a life of its own in my imagination. If I felt intrigued by the religious aspects of the story, and undeniably loved the plot, it was the fantasy of it that made me come back to it again and again.

Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
d) Will. Since you demand just one answer, I guess it has to be Will. Of all the characters I feel he's the one that has to make the toughest choices.

Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
a) Yes. At different readings and different times I've identified with different characters. I've always felt sympathy for Will, and Asriel has always been the character I understand the best. Lee Scorsby is probably my favorite character though, he's the one I want to identify with the most.

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes

Did you like the film?
a) No

[Philharmonic]

1. b
2. b
3. a, b, c, d, e
4. a
5. c
6. a
7. all of them except h
8. d
9. a: kinda between will and asriel
10. a
11. b

[intotheworld]

How old are you ?
b) between 15 and 20 years old
Gender?
a) Female

Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass
d) Lyra’s Oxford
e) Once upon a Time in the North

Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes

How many times did you read the trilogy?
c) more than three times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
d) The links to the reality
e) Religious references

Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
c) Lord Asriel

Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
b) No

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes

Did you like the film?
b) Yes but less than the books

[tyche]

How old are you ?
c) more than 20 years old

Gender?
a) Female


Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass

Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes

How many times did you read the trilogy?
c) more than three times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
b) Fantasy
c) The plot
d) The links to the reality
e) Religious references
f) Scientific references
g) Philosophic themes (love, good/evil etc)
h) Others (what?)

Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
b) Mrs. Coulter

Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
b) no

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes

Did you like the film?
b) Yes but less than the books

[Somewhat]

How old are you ?
b) between 15 and 20 years old

Gender?
b) Male

Which books did you read?
a) Northern Lights (the Golden Compass)
b) The Subtle Knife
c) The Amber Spyglass
d) Lyra’s Oxford
e) Once upon a Time in the North
f) Just the HDM Definitive Guide, which is more an encyclopedia than anything else.

Did you like the trilogy?
a) Yes

How many times did you read the trilogy?
b) twice or threee times

Did you discover new elements every time you reread it?
a) Yes

What did you like? (several answers are possible)
a) The characters
b) Fantasy
c) The plot
d) The links to the reality
e) Religious references
f) Scientific references
g) Philosophic themes (love, good/evil etc)
h) Think you've addressed it all. I loved the feeling of audacity and grandeur and vastness of the books - I don't know what you'd call that.

Which character is for you the most interesting? (1 answer)
c) Lord Asriel

Did you identify yourself with one of the characters?
b) No

Did you watch the film?
a) Yes

Did you like the film?
b) Yes but less than the books

[lolly]

THANKS VERY MUCH!!! I couldn't believe all the answers I got since the last time I came... It helps me a lot. Thanks especially to VMLM3 for your precise answers... very useful...

My project is soon going to be finished. I have to give the first version back on december 18th and the final one on january 21st... Until then I still have a lot to finish...

Thanks again!