Chapter 25-
When you are reading something that is not of the same time period or of any familiarity to you it's important for you to understand what you are reading without necessarily accepting it. Reading something such as Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew nowadays, one would thing it to be almost entirely and unbearably sexist, but as Foster suggests, you have to read without your eyes. It was the beliefs of how women should operate and behave that makes this story relevant and "the norm" in the time period that it was written in. The young man who is trying to "tame" his wife throughout the story in order to get her to fulfill his wishes. It was very common for men to treat women more as servants that to treat them as an actual wife (or daughter). But today, it's highly sexist and a situation like this would most likely not exist in today's society (at least in America), which makes this story a perfect example of a piece of literature that requires you to look at it from a different perspective, or set of eyes, in order to take in all of its wonder.
Chapter 26-
Shakespeare's Macbeth could be used as an example of an ironic piece of writing. Macbeth pretends that he is loyal to King Duncan, but in reality he is plotting to murder him. Duncan is unaware of this deception but it is relatively obvious to the audience. Macbeth murders the king, and thus becomes king, just as the witches had stated in a prophesy, but the prophesy wasn't all that Macbeth expected it to be. One would thing that being king would make someone happy. He'd be rich, he'd have as much power as he could handle, people would "respect" him. What I'm getting at is that Macbeth only saw one side of the prophesy whilst the witches watched with evil smirks on their faces as the irony unfolded and Macbeth's life crumbled. Everything turned out how Macbeth had hoped, but he was not happy as king, which is ironic in itself. It eventually ends as Macbeth's every effort was pointless, his actions to gain power meant nothing, especially after he is dead.
Chapter 27-
What does the story signify?
What I felt while reading this story was a strong struggle in the heart and mind of an "upper crust" female toward the amount of sympathy she should show toward those who do not live in the same sort of conditions that she does. She is very conflicted about how she should react to the sudden death of one of the lower class member's husband, and how she should express some sort of respect for the family despite the hierarchy difference. To top it all, it happens right before a large gathering that has been planned to host a lot of other upper crust people.
How does it signify?
I really struggled with answering this question, but finally came to a rough conclusion. The whole upper and lower class struggle is apparent in this short story, so I see the location of the housing of both classes significant to the struggle? I'm still roughly making a comparison. The Sheridan's house is located on a hill, above the small, less attractive cottages of the less fortunate members of the lower class. This signifies the placement of both classes on the hierarchal ladder. The most successful and wealthy live above, while the less successful and poor dwell below.
To my surprise I guess I could award myself with an A (not my choice, but Foster's)! I somewhat captured the gist of things while not eloquently expressing it as one of his former students did, but what can I say?
The comparing of Laura to Persephone right off the bat baffles me because of my newfound knowledge of the presence of intertextuality in many things that I read every day. Second of all it reveals how much thought goes into some pieces of work, even the short stories. In the end, I am still amazed how much I like this simple little short story, and the connection of Persephone and Laura thickens my appreciation and brings me to a new level of appreciation.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Summer Assignment August 4th Deadline
Chapter 22, 23 &24-
As mentioned in these chapters Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe has a character that dies of something called the Red Death. The person to die of this fictitious disease is Prince Prospero, and all of this occurs within thirty minutes of him catching this deadly pathogen. The prince tries to avoid dying from the disease by shutting himself in his castle along with some of his friends. Nobody knows where the Red Death came from. It is, as Foster would describe, picturesque in terms of a disease, the perfect killer, quick and painful. Red Death could be a play-off of Black Death, the Bubonic plague. It swept through, quickly killing people with ease and in a very gory manner. The fictitious Red Death involves sharp pains and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding from the pores, which leads to death within a half an hour while the Black death is more flu-like, causing fever, headaches, chills, weakness, and swollen tender lymph glands and also caused sores all over the victims body which leaked pus and caused pain. Black Death was referred to as death itself, so metaphorically Red Death is a metaphor as well, just used in a literary work with different symptoms and effects.
Another disease not so pathogenic in nature would be one expressed in Shakespeare's Romeo and Julliet. Romeo, although perfectly healthy in the prime of his life, dies from one of the most fatal diseases one could ever "catch"; he essentially dies of a broken heart, or dies in order to avoid hurting for his loved one, Juliet. His passion for her blinds him into making a rash decision when he thinks that she is dead after staging her death in order to be with him, despite their family disputes. Romeo kills himself in order to "be with Juliet" because he believed she was dead. Upon awakening from the elixir that Juliet drank to appear dead, she sees Romeo dead and ends her life as well.
As mentioned in these chapters Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe has a character that dies of something called the Red Death. The person to die of this fictitious disease is Prince Prospero, and all of this occurs within thirty minutes of him catching this deadly pathogen. The prince tries to avoid dying from the disease by shutting himself in his castle along with some of his friends. Nobody knows where the Red Death came from. It is, as Foster would describe, picturesque in terms of a disease, the perfect killer, quick and painful. Red Death could be a play-off of Black Death, the Bubonic plague. It swept through, quickly killing people with ease and in a very gory manner. The fictitious Red Death involves sharp pains and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding from the pores, which leads to death within a half an hour while the Black death is more flu-like, causing fever, headaches, chills, weakness, and swollen tender lymph glands and also caused sores all over the victims body which leaked pus and caused pain. Black Death was referred to as death itself, so metaphorically Red Death is a metaphor as well, just used in a literary work with different symptoms and effects.
Another disease not so pathogenic in nature would be one expressed in Shakespeare's Romeo and Julliet. Romeo, although perfectly healthy in the prime of his life, dies from one of the most fatal diseases one could ever "catch"; he essentially dies of a broken heart, or dies in order to avoid hurting for his loved one, Juliet. His passion for her blinds him into making a rash decision when he thinks that she is dead after staging her death in order to be with him, despite their family disputes. Romeo kills himself in order to "be with Juliet" because he believed she was dead. Upon awakening from the elixir that Juliet drank to appear dead, she sees Romeo dead and ends her life as well.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Summer Assignment July 28th Deadline
Chapter 20-
"Autumn Magic"
It's Fall
The season of wisdom
where we attain
colors of great knowledge
and darker shades of fear
The confusing temperatures
One Spring day
One Winter day
balanced back and forth
to shock us into
temperance and equanimity
The sun is majestic
as it glares through
the vibrant shades
of windblown leaves
as they leave their
colorful hues
on the bare shuffling
ground
The birds are migrating
They flow in and out of
the scenery
As we endure the beauty
We can see the long
permanence of impermanence
Like life and death
from transience to eternity
There's too much time
But there's not enough time
We're listless as the Winter
approaches
Showing its chilling and
colorless humbling of life...
I would refer to this poem as traditional since it uses the metaphor of autumn being the middle-aged time of life, which has become quite cliché, but traditional. Phrases such as "The season of wisdom," and "We're listless as the Winter approaches, Showing its chilling and colorless humbling of life..." which blatantly brings in the aspect of autumn, or the middle-aged years, almost to a close as the "winter" (death or the last years of life) approach. It's not a gloomy or depressing poem, but harbors both light and dark aspects of the autumn of life.
Interlude--One Story
Archetype- A story involving a character that has previously existed in another story, but has been imitated and adopted the culture or "lore" of the story in which they are represented in.
An archetype that I could easily relate to something I have read or watched would be "the magician," one who "made a decision to master the Four Elements and therefore seek to balance his personal Karma." Or to "save the world" or "bring peace".
Avatar: the last airbender is a story in which Aang, the main hero of the story, has to master the four elements in order to bring peace to the world and end the war between the fire nation and the other three nations, earth, air (although pretty much extinct), and the water tribes.
Chapter 21-
Potter's scar on his forehead is thematically significant as opposed to other physical traits expressed in other movies when it comes to the storyline. His scar not only sets him apart physically, seeing that the scar is in the shape of a lightning bolt. His scar has a deeper meaning and a cryptic history to go along with it. It stands in as an example of the damage that life can deal out on a person, such as when tragedy hits. The person effected is unharmed (in the literal way) but has a scar, something that reminds them of what happened to those they love or something they knew. Potter's scar brings in another aspect other than the physicality of its existence. He had this scar for mostly his entire life, but it wasn't until later in life when he discovered the story behind it, in which case Harry's scar can operate as a badge of honor since it is proof he survived the killing curse with no apparent consequence except the scar he sustained.
"Autumn Magic"
It's Fall
The season of wisdom
where we attain
colors of great knowledge
and darker shades of fear
The confusing temperatures
One Spring day
One Winter day
balanced back and forth
to shock us into
temperance and equanimity
The sun is majestic
as it glares through
the vibrant shades
of windblown leaves
as they leave their
colorful hues
on the bare shuffling
ground
The birds are migrating
They flow in and out of
the scenery
As we endure the beauty
We can see the long
permanence of impermanence
Like life and death
from transience to eternity
There's too much time
But there's not enough time
We're listless as the Winter
approaches
Showing its chilling and
colorless humbling of life...
I would refer to this poem as traditional since it uses the metaphor of autumn being the middle-aged time of life, which has become quite cliché, but traditional. Phrases such as "The season of wisdom," and "We're listless as the Winter approaches, Showing its chilling and colorless humbling of life..." which blatantly brings in the aspect of autumn, or the middle-aged years, almost to a close as the "winter" (death or the last years of life) approach. It's not a gloomy or depressing poem, but harbors both light and dark aspects of the autumn of life.
Interlude--One Story
Archetype- A story involving a character that has previously existed in another story, but has been imitated and adopted the culture or "lore" of the story in which they are represented in.
An archetype that I could easily relate to something I have read or watched would be "the magician," one who "made a decision to master the Four Elements and therefore seek to balance his personal Karma." Or to "save the world" or "bring peace".
Avatar: the last airbender is a story in which Aang, the main hero of the story, has to master the four elements in order to bring peace to the world and end the war between the fire nation and the other three nations, earth, air (although pretty much extinct), and the water tribes.
Chapter 21-
Potter's scar on his forehead is thematically significant as opposed to other physical traits expressed in other movies when it comes to the storyline. His scar not only sets him apart physically, seeing that the scar is in the shape of a lightning bolt. His scar has a deeper meaning and a cryptic history to go along with it. It stands in as an example of the damage that life can deal out on a person, such as when tragedy hits. The person effected is unharmed (in the literal way) but has a scar, something that reminds them of what happened to those they love or something they knew. Potter's scar brings in another aspect other than the physicality of its existence. He had this scar for mostly his entire life, but it wasn't until later in life when he discovered the story behind it, in which case Harry's scar can operate as a badge of honor since it is proof he survived the killing curse with no apparent consequence except the scar he sustained.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Summer Assignment July 21st Deadline
Chapter 18-
An example of "baptism" from the Bible that isn't necessarily baptism is the story of Saul, who will later be known as Paul. Saul was a man who absolutely hated Christians, and he made it his goal to capture and bring Christians to public trial and execution. He was present when the first Christian martyr, Stephen, was killed by an angry mob. Here is the excerpt of Saul in his early wicked days:
Acts 7:57-8:1 (NIV)
57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, 58 dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he fell asleep.
8 And Saul approved of their killing him.
After the first martyr, Stephen, Saul began to destroy the church. He went door to door, house to house, and dragged off men and women who believed Jesus is the Messiah and put them in prison.
One day, on the road to Damascus, God appeared to Saul in the form of Jesus, but all His brilliance of blinding light, and asked Saul why he persecuted Him. He told Saul to go to Damascus and he will be told what he had been assigned to do. His companions had to lead him into the city because the brilliance of light blinded him. Saul eventually changed his name to Paul, and became a well know Apostle, the Apostle Paul, who was later persecuted for his belief in Jesus as the Messiah and martyred for that faith.
Saul went through a baptism that wasn't necessarily one involving water, he became a new person entirely, and even suffered (I say that lightly) for his faith in the One thing he persecuted others for before his encounter with God.
Chapter 19-
The first movie that came to mind when Foster mentioned that "Geography in literature can also be more. It can be revelatory of virtually any element in the work. Theme? Sure. Symbol? No problem. Plot? Without a doubt." is The Hunger Games. There are so many geographical areas represented in that one movie that it is hard to miss the things that the people are all representative of their geography, a product of its forces. Katniss, the main character, grew up in District 12. District 12 is the poorest of all the districts, and thus leads to a shortage of sustenance for all the inhabitants, causing them to have to forage or break the rules in order to survive. This area shapes Katniss into an individual who knows how to hunt, she knows how to survive on her own. District 4 is completely different than 12, this place is more focused on fishing rather than mining. People from this district generally know their fish, and how to catch food for themselves. They are even pretty handy about making nets for traps during the Hunger Games, trapping and killing anyone who foolishly gets tangled. District 11 is a district that one of the most lovable character comes from, Rue. District 11 is the agricultural district where people mostly work with orchards and farms. Rue knows all sorts of plants, and their effects on cuts, scrapes, and stings. She is also very agile and climbs even the biggest of trees fairly easily. District 2 is different than almost all the other districts, seeing that they don't work with things that naturally occur, but instead manufacture weapons which are then shipped to the Capitol and distributed to the Peacekeepers to subdue and bind all the districts. Cato, Katniss's sworn enemy in the arena, comes from this district and is known as a "career", which means he's been trained for the Hunger Games for his entire life. Each district has a special quality of its own, and the effects of the geography on each individual person is apparent, especially during the Hunger Games. Geography shaped each person's life and almost ensured victory in the arena for some, and was the downfall of others, so truthfully, geography really does matter!
The first movie that came to mind when Foster mentioned that "Geography in literature can also be more. It can be revelatory of virtually any element in the work. Theme? Sure. Symbol? No problem. Plot? Without a doubt." is The Hunger Games. There are so many geographical areas represented in that one movie that it is hard to miss the things that the people are all representative of their geography, a product of its forces. Katniss, the main character, grew up in District 12. District 12 is the poorest of all the districts, and thus leads to a shortage of sustenance for all the inhabitants, causing them to have to forage or break the rules in order to survive. This area shapes Katniss into an individual who knows how to hunt, she knows how to survive on her own. District 4 is completely different than 12, this place is more focused on fishing rather than mining. People from this district generally know their fish, and how to catch food for themselves. They are even pretty handy about making nets for traps during the Hunger Games, trapping and killing anyone who foolishly gets tangled. District 11 is a district that one of the most lovable character comes from, Rue. District 11 is the agricultural district where people mostly work with orchards and farms. Rue knows all sorts of plants, and their effects on cuts, scrapes, and stings. She is also very agile and climbs even the biggest of trees fairly easily. District 2 is different than almost all the other districts, seeing that they don't work with things that naturally occur, but instead manufacture weapons which are then shipped to the Capitol and distributed to the Peacekeepers to subdue and bind all the districts. Cato, Katniss's sworn enemy in the arena, comes from this district and is known as a "career", which means he's been trained for the Hunger Games for his entire life. Each district has a special quality of its own, and the effects of the geography on each individual person is apparent, especially during the Hunger Games. Geography shaped each person's life and almost ensured victory in the arena for some, and was the downfall of others, so truthfully, geography really does matter!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Summer Assignment July 14th Deadline
Chapter 16 & 17-
The only example of something being "sex" without being sex is in Gone With the Wind when Rhett Butler is drunk and tells Scarlett that he loves her, but it is far from being a pleasant conversation. Scarlett ends the conversation and walks away, but Rhett suddenly runs up behind her and sweeps her into his arms, kissing her violently. He then proceeds to carry her up the staircase, which was said to be able to represent intercourse in chapter 16. The scene ends when they begin their ascent of the staircase, but it is impossible to deny what happened at the top of those stairs behind a closed bedroom door. This scene opens up the fact that Rhett and Scarlett are now lovers, despite Scarlett having been pining for another man up until this point.
The only example of something being "sex" without being sex is in Gone With the Wind when Rhett Butler is drunk and tells Scarlett that he loves her, but it is far from being a pleasant conversation. Scarlett ends the conversation and walks away, but Rhett suddenly runs up behind her and sweeps her into his arms, kissing her violently. He then proceeds to carry her up the staircase, which was said to be able to represent intercourse in chapter 16. The scene ends when they begin their ascent of the staircase, but it is impossible to deny what happened at the top of those stairs behind a closed bedroom door. This scene opens up the fact that Rhett and Scarlett are now lovers, despite Scarlett having been pining for another man up until this point.
Summer Assignment July 7th Deadline
Chapter 11-
The two types of violence in literature are personal (and even intimate) acts between human beings, as well as cultural and societal in nature. Physical violence is probably the most abundant form of violence in literature, and one such example would be in Shakespeare's Macbeth when Macbeth murders the king, Duncan, in his sleep in order to ensure his spot on the throne in the future, as predicted by the witches. This act of violence has meaning other than Macbeth just killing the king for no reason, but instead him taking aggressive actions in order to gain personal status in the future, which adds drama to the plot of the story. Another example of violent situations in stories would be in Elie Wiesel's novel Night, in which there is a social pressure where fear is used as a form of psychological violence in order to cause a society, or in this case a cultural group, to submit to another group of people, similar to how slavery worked in the United States.
Chapter 12-
The Wizard of Oz is a novel (and movie) that is surprisingly overflowing with symbolism. The greenback (green is the representative color of emerald city) represents money and how its power is nothing more than an illusion, stemming from the lie that comes along with it that there's an all-powerful wizard there. The name Oz or Troy ounce, is the unit measurement of precious metals. The "Yellow brick road" is the Gold Standard, solid and sturdy, the golden road leads to power. Emerald city is representative of Washington D.C. and Kansas as an example of typical America. Then movie in its entirety is a metaphor for keeping the gold standard in the United States over paper money or silver-based currency (Dorothy's silver slippers as expressed in the novel are representative of the want to have silver-based currency).
Chapter 13-
A family favorite, The Lion King, is laced with highly political content that not even the most educated child would pick up on or understand. It has references to things other than the monarchy expressed in the film. Mufasa represents the New Deal ideal of the free, tolerant, fair society that had been transpiring in this country since the 50's.Scar is representative of the days when social interests of the rich and greedy were all that mattered to the society. Scar conning Simba into believing his father's death was his fault, causing him to leave, allowing Scar to take over as king, a vicious dictator. By Scar becoming king, he resumes the fascist dictatorship he represents and brings the focus back onto his strong and greedy benefit over the slowly dying inhabitants of Pride Rock.
Chapter 14-
Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series could be defined as being a Christ figure. He has unusual wounds, an interesting childhood, and he is ready to sacrifice himself to save others. Another parallel that could be drawn is that Harry survived the Cruciatus curse, which has a familiar ring to it (Crucifix). He is nothing less than the Harry Potter series's Christ figure.
Chapter 15-
Disney's latest movie Maleficent is a perfect example of freedom flight. Maleficent has magnificent wings in which she uses to navigate through her homeland, the Moors, flying past wondrous waterfalls and elegant creatures who also inhabit the land. Maleficent, along with all the other creatures in the fairy kingdom are free from the king's rule. But, at one point in the movie, a boy that Maleficent loves and trusts cuts her wings off so that he might say he killed her so that he may become king. She cries in pain seeing that her airborne abilities she's had for 16 years of her life are stolen from her. After the rest of the movie with devastating events transpire, she eventually regains her wings at the end of the movie in a way that is very unexpected. The boy who cut her wings off, now king, kept them in a case for display in a room he commonly went to thing. Aurora, sleeping beauty, knocks it over and Maleficent's wings return to her and fuse back onto her body, once again granting her the ability of flight; in this case, she uses her flight to escape. The king dies in the process, but Maleficent once again takes to the skies and rises above the clouds of oppression.
The two types of violence in literature are personal (and even intimate) acts between human beings, as well as cultural and societal in nature. Physical violence is probably the most abundant form of violence in literature, and one such example would be in Shakespeare's Macbeth when Macbeth murders the king, Duncan, in his sleep in order to ensure his spot on the throne in the future, as predicted by the witches. This act of violence has meaning other than Macbeth just killing the king for no reason, but instead him taking aggressive actions in order to gain personal status in the future, which adds drama to the plot of the story. Another example of violent situations in stories would be in Elie Wiesel's novel Night, in which there is a social pressure where fear is used as a form of psychological violence in order to cause a society, or in this case a cultural group, to submit to another group of people, similar to how slavery worked in the United States.
Chapter 12-
The Wizard of Oz is a novel (and movie) that is surprisingly overflowing with symbolism. The greenback (green is the representative color of emerald city) represents money and how its power is nothing more than an illusion, stemming from the lie that comes along with it that there's an all-powerful wizard there. The name Oz or Troy ounce, is the unit measurement of precious metals. The "Yellow brick road" is the Gold Standard, solid and sturdy, the golden road leads to power. Emerald city is representative of Washington D.C. and Kansas as an example of typical America. Then movie in its entirety is a metaphor for keeping the gold standard in the United States over paper money or silver-based currency (Dorothy's silver slippers as expressed in the novel are representative of the want to have silver-based currency).
Chapter 13-
A family favorite, The Lion King, is laced with highly political content that not even the most educated child would pick up on or understand. It has references to things other than the monarchy expressed in the film. Mufasa represents the New Deal ideal of the free, tolerant, fair society that had been transpiring in this country since the 50's.Scar is representative of the days when social interests of the rich and greedy were all that mattered to the society. Scar conning Simba into believing his father's death was his fault, causing him to leave, allowing Scar to take over as king, a vicious dictator. By Scar becoming king, he resumes the fascist dictatorship he represents and brings the focus back onto his strong and greedy benefit over the slowly dying inhabitants of Pride Rock.
Chapter 14-
Harry Potter from the Harry Potter series could be defined as being a Christ figure. He has unusual wounds, an interesting childhood, and he is ready to sacrifice himself to save others. Another parallel that could be drawn is that Harry survived the Cruciatus curse, which has a familiar ring to it (Crucifix). He is nothing less than the Harry Potter series's Christ figure.
Chapter 15-
Disney's latest movie Maleficent is a perfect example of freedom flight. Maleficent has magnificent wings in which she uses to navigate through her homeland, the Moors, flying past wondrous waterfalls and elegant creatures who also inhabit the land. Maleficent, along with all the other creatures in the fairy kingdom are free from the king's rule. But, at one point in the movie, a boy that Maleficent loves and trusts cuts her wings off so that he might say he killed her so that he may become king. She cries in pain seeing that her airborne abilities she's had for 16 years of her life are stolen from her. After the rest of the movie with devastating events transpire, she eventually regains her wings at the end of the movie in a way that is very unexpected. The boy who cut her wings off, now king, kept them in a case for display in a room he commonly went to thing. Aurora, sleeping beauty, knocks it over and Maleficent's wings return to her and fuse back onto her body, once again granting her the ability of flight; in this case, she uses her flight to escape. The king dies in the process, but Maleficent once again takes to the skies and rises above the clouds of oppression.
Monday, July 21, 2014
Summer Assignment June 30th Deadline
Chapter 6-
10 Things I Hate About You alludes to Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, and also reflects, in a satirized manner, the basics of the originally Shakespearean plot device. In The Taming of the Shrew, a father has two daughters and makes a rule that requires that the older sister has to do something before the younger sister will be permitted to do so also. This correlates to the fact that in Shrew, one of the daughters has to get married before the other one would be allowed to do so as well. Parallels may be drawn between the marriage aspect in Shrew to the dating and going to a school dance facet in which 10 Things I Hate About You portrays. The distribution of power to each gender and its relation to marriage (or dating, for instance) is also apparent in both works. Men must work for the chance to even speak to the girls in 10 Things I Hate About You, and in Shrew, it is presented that there is an obvious lack of gender equality because the men have to dominate and control their women counterparts to retain or gain a new level of masculinity. Both works also show a strong presence of feminism due to the fact that the roles of patriarchy in their individual societies are challenged.
Chapter 7-
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has many Christian undertones, and alludes to many biblical stories and events. From the redirection of Asland (the Christ figure), to the return of Asland to his people are both aspects of the story that are very biblical in nature, relating to the crucifixion of Christ, and alluding to Christ's return to His people, the Church.
The Matrix would also be an example of a collection of biblical analogies due to many characters and places that are introduced that correspond to historical people and places mentioned in the Bible. The main character, Thomas Anderson, could be an allusion to Thomas in the Bible, also referred to as Doubting Thomas. In terms of etymology, the name Anderson means "son of man," which is the name that Jesus chooses to reference Himself with. The name of Morpheus's ship is marked with "Mark III No. 11," a probable allusion to the Bible: Mark 3:11 reads, "whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and shouted, 'You are the Son of God!'"
The Lion King also a well known movie that has biblical allusions embedded into its story line. Take for example Simba, the prince, son of Mufasa. His birth is celebrated with great happiness and he is welcomed with open arms, but someone had the plan to get rid of him, just as Herod attempted to kill Jesus off while he was a child. The prince escapes these attempts at his life and later resurfaces and frees his people from a great oppression, freeing Simba's family from Scar, and freeing the world from their sins are the parallels that can be drawn between the two.
Chapter 8-
The movie Ella Enchanted could be used as an example of a work of literature that reflects many different fairy tales throughout the movie. Multiple references are made to many well known fairy tales throughout the entire movie, and the main identifying one being a reference to Sleeping Beauty. When Ella tells her friend Pamela that she is under a spell, Pamela's response is quite direct in her reference when she says, "Like Sleeping Beauty?" Another example is when Ella is reading, from her fairy-made storybook, "A sad tale about the genie in Aladdin's lamp. He had been forced by Aladdin's false uncle, the magician, to take up residence in the lamp and had been given power to grant everyone's wishes but his own. Before he was captured, he had been in love with a goose girl. The genie spent his years in the lamp longing for her and wondering whether she'd married someone else, whether she'd grown old, whether she'd died," which obviously alludes to the story of Aladdin. Lastly, Ella even makes a reference to Hansel and Gretel when they are exploring the old castle during Sire Peter and Dame Olga's wedding. While trying to avoid getting horribly lost, Ella says: "Hansel and Gretel had pebbles and bread crumbs to show them the way. We have nothing." These references, along with many others that occur throughout the movie, to me, create irony and add a comedic value to the already pun-filled movie. This simultaneously deepens my appreciation of the though put into making this movie as funny, entertaining, and successful as it is.
Chapter 9-
Cydoemus: The god of confusion
Encounter, confusion, frustration.
Why must this always happen?
I greet a new concept, entertaining it for a short time, but your slimy tendrils of doubt and ignorance invade my mind, causing disarray.
My intrigue leads to bafflement, and bafflement to vexation.
Why, Cydoemus, must you intervene in my efforts to learn?
Every waking moment you pester me with obstacles and set up blocks within my mind, wrecking my already shaky train of thought.
How will I ever break free of this inescapable and infinite cycle?
Must I employ Nus to allow myself to gain understanding?
You inquire of everyone you meet, saying, "Why does no one want to be acquainted with me?" and refuse to believe that you are the problem.
Cydoemus, god of confusion and uproar, maybe you are the one who is confused.
*Also mentioned is Nus, the god of understanding.
Chapter 10-
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe again serves as a source of the effect of weather on a story. At one point in the story Lucy admires snowflakes as they dance to the ground, watching with childlike fascination and awe while appreciating the snowflake's beauty flutters and shines around her. Conversely, Mr. Tumnus is a bit weary of all the snow, seeing that it has been winter for a hundred years, and the snow reminds him of his duties to the White Witch, self-proclaimed queen of Narnia. The snow, in essence can describe freedom and wonder in a child's world, or the burden of something in an adult's life. Later in the story , spring comes almost instantaneously due to the presence of the "Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve." The spring coming and melting the snow, which represents oppression in a sense, is key in representing a soon coming rebirth of Narnia, and the changes that are soon to come.
10 Things I Hate About You alludes to Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, and also reflects, in a satirized manner, the basics of the originally Shakespearean plot device. In The Taming of the Shrew, a father has two daughters and makes a rule that requires that the older sister has to do something before the younger sister will be permitted to do so also. This correlates to the fact that in Shrew, one of the daughters has to get married before the other one would be allowed to do so as well. Parallels may be drawn between the marriage aspect in Shrew to the dating and going to a school dance facet in which 10 Things I Hate About You portrays. The distribution of power to each gender and its relation to marriage (or dating, for instance) is also apparent in both works. Men must work for the chance to even speak to the girls in 10 Things I Hate About You, and in Shrew, it is presented that there is an obvious lack of gender equality because the men have to dominate and control their women counterparts to retain or gain a new level of masculinity. Both works also show a strong presence of feminism due to the fact that the roles of patriarchy in their individual societies are challenged.
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The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has many Christian undertones, and alludes to many biblical stories and events. From the redirection of Asland (the Christ figure), to the return of Asland to his people are both aspects of the story that are very biblical in nature, relating to the crucifixion of Christ, and alluding to Christ's return to His people, the Church.
The Matrix would also be an example of a collection of biblical analogies due to many characters and places that are introduced that correspond to historical people and places mentioned in the Bible. The main character, Thomas Anderson, could be an allusion to Thomas in the Bible, also referred to as Doubting Thomas. In terms of etymology, the name Anderson means "son of man," which is the name that Jesus chooses to reference Himself with. The name of Morpheus's ship is marked with "Mark III No. 11," a probable allusion to the Bible: Mark 3:11 reads, "whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and shouted, 'You are the Son of God!'"
The Lion King also a well known movie that has biblical allusions embedded into its story line. Take for example Simba, the prince, son of Mufasa. His birth is celebrated with great happiness and he is welcomed with open arms, but someone had the plan to get rid of him, just as Herod attempted to kill Jesus off while he was a child. The prince escapes these attempts at his life and later resurfaces and frees his people from a great oppression, freeing Simba's family from Scar, and freeing the world from their sins are the parallels that can be drawn between the two.
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The movie Ella Enchanted could be used as an example of a work of literature that reflects many different fairy tales throughout the movie. Multiple references are made to many well known fairy tales throughout the entire movie, and the main identifying one being a reference to Sleeping Beauty. When Ella tells her friend Pamela that she is under a spell, Pamela's response is quite direct in her reference when she says, "Like Sleeping Beauty?" Another example is when Ella is reading, from her fairy-made storybook, "A sad tale about the genie in Aladdin's lamp. He had been forced by Aladdin's false uncle, the magician, to take up residence in the lamp and had been given power to grant everyone's wishes but his own. Before he was captured, he had been in love with a goose girl. The genie spent his years in the lamp longing for her and wondering whether she'd married someone else, whether she'd grown old, whether she'd died," which obviously alludes to the story of Aladdin. Lastly, Ella even makes a reference to Hansel and Gretel when they are exploring the old castle during Sire Peter and Dame Olga's wedding. While trying to avoid getting horribly lost, Ella says: "Hansel and Gretel had pebbles and bread crumbs to show them the way. We have nothing." These references, along with many others that occur throughout the movie, to me, create irony and add a comedic value to the already pun-filled movie. This simultaneously deepens my appreciation of the though put into making this movie as funny, entertaining, and successful as it is.
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Cydoemus: The god of confusion
Encounter, confusion, frustration.
Why must this always happen?
I greet a new concept, entertaining it for a short time, but your slimy tendrils of doubt and ignorance invade my mind, causing disarray.
My intrigue leads to bafflement, and bafflement to vexation.
Why, Cydoemus, must you intervene in my efforts to learn?
Every waking moment you pester me with obstacles and set up blocks within my mind, wrecking my already shaky train of thought.
How will I ever break free of this inescapable and infinite cycle?
Must I employ Nus to allow myself to gain understanding?
You inquire of everyone you meet, saying, "Why does no one want to be acquainted with me?" and refuse to believe that you are the problem.
Cydoemus, god of confusion and uproar, maybe you are the one who is confused.
*Also mentioned is Nus, the god of understanding.
Chapter 10-
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe again serves as a source of the effect of weather on a story. At one point in the story Lucy admires snowflakes as they dance to the ground, watching with childlike fascination and awe while appreciating the snowflake's beauty flutters and shines around her. Conversely, Mr. Tumnus is a bit weary of all the snow, seeing that it has been winter for a hundred years, and the snow reminds him of his duties to the White Witch, self-proclaimed queen of Narnia. The snow, in essence can describe freedom and wonder in a child's world, or the burden of something in an adult's life. Later in the story , spring comes almost instantaneously due to the presence of the "Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve." The spring coming and melting the snow, which represents oppression in a sense, is key in representing a soon coming rebirth of Narnia, and the changes that are soon to come.
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