Katie Dufendach is pursuing a Pre-Med degree and majoring in Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver. She nannies for two wonderful little boys, lifeguards for Lakewood Recreation and sits for Seeking Sitters. Her career goal is to become a pediatric surgeon and to apply her skills globally through Doctors without Borders.

FILM THEORY & CRITICISM

Pan's Labyrinth: Through Ofelia

As Ofelia continues to try to make sense of the unjust and barbarous world around her, events continue to take flight in reality and in her supernatural realm. Once Ofelia attempts stealing her baby brother back from the Captain and drugging his drink, incidents begin to quickly spiral downward, like the staircase Ofelia dies upon in the labyrinth. Read on...