Comparing these two pieces of work...I'd rather 'scape from class...
Let's get down the obvious synonymous stuff first.
First of all, a boat down a river. dur. "The horror, the horror." Yes, classic. Searching for the man named Kurz, a man whom everyone thinks is a genius and someone who should run whatever operation is going on. In both works, the man named Kurz has lost his will, he cannot handle all the things he sees deep within an unknown place. People getting killed, dying of disease everywhere, who wouldn't be able to handle it. The only way to adapt would be to ensure that you are on top of everything. Both main characters were eager to enter the jungle for their individual reasons, an exciting venture seems to be the consensus. Both men are in awe of Kurz, by his reputation and speculation, and expect him to be something great or terrifying when they meet him. "His methods unsound." thas a direct quote i'm sure.
I remember a part in HOD when there are fires everywhere, and a man says; "splendid." It kind of reminds me of the surf crazy general guy, who walked around the fires with a "splendid." kind of look on his face. Not to mention the book used the word "surf" like 30 times, which may refer to the men's obsession with it. tehee. Both of them have people that go stircrazy shooting guns everywhere...poor natives...
Alot of things on the river are described as dark through the book, and in the movie, the cieling fan creates a nice shadow effect at the beginning...I'm just saying, it creates a nice dark atmosphere for the beginning. Plus Mr. Brandow's face is half covered in shadow most of the time, representing his darkness and fall into madness.
Different stuff in the hizzouse. (rap for house.)
The setting and time period of course, the book based in the congo around 1900, and the movie in vietnam/cambodia. Names: Marlowe vs. Capt. Willard. Willard isn't the captain of his boat, he doesn't think nearly as much, (he's a soldier darnit!) and he has a very specific reason for confronting this terrifying insight of humanity. Darn those parents of his. (jodanja, joke.) Well, its alot harder to name all the things different than the same...KOTOWARU!!! YAMETOKE!!!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Blog #4 Short Stories
I think of the short stories I've read, the metamorphosis is one of the most complex...It's kind of hard to relate to someone from that country and time period, and understand why he would be considered a "pest" The story makes you wonder if he actually has transformed into this cockroach, which still wants to work and then slowly turns into a worthless being who is unwanted. Or maybe he is simply waking up one day to find, perhaps subconsciously, that he does not want to live this way anymore, and is a burden to his family although he loves them. The title confuses you to no end, you would think that the metamorphosis would involve him slowly turning into a cockroach over the story, and becoming useless to his family, but no, he just wakes up that way. The author makes it seem easy to accept that he just wakes up this way, and that his family would right out accept it, although not happily. Why in the world did this happen to the man? He seems to want nothing more than to make his family happy, especially his sister, yet he is allowed to degrade into a tiny insect, whom his family contemplates killing numerous times...and his sister's blow of great neglect kills him...Perhaps the metamorphosis is the family, stricken by what they believe to be poverty (although in the end they discover all of their problems were in their mind basically) and they evolve to the point where they must blame one member of the family, whom they depended on for sustanence...It is a very confusing story...
IT HAPPENED TO ME ONCE, I WAS LUCKIER. MOE MOE DANA.
IT HAPPENED TO ME ONCE, I WAS LUCKIER. MOE MOE DANA.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Essay #1 Draft-Character Convictions Cause Chaotic Catastrophies
Those who shine the brightest may fall farthest from the heavens. When a stranger accidentally kills his own father, it could be considered shocking, but it could not yet be defined as tragic. In Oedipus Rex, it is the king's stubborn belief he has no connection to fate, and his driving need to prove himself, which leads him to his sorrowful fate. The very fact that he was the plague, which he strived to expunge from the people of his country, illustrates the dramatic irony that it is the convictions and utmost principle of characters; which lead them to what is known as a tragedy. A tragedy is created when what is considered dogma or sound to a character, whether it be destroyed or followed, leads to their eventual degradation, evoking emotions from the reader. Without the character self-realization that they are, whether it be directly or in-directly, related to a nightmarish occurrence, it cannot be considered the highest level of mourning, a tragedy.
Oedipus fights with all of his power throughout his life to avoid the fate placed upon him by the gods, but it is the very fact that he chose not to believe which led him to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Even his own father, who trusted the words of the gods, cast aside his only son, leading to the fulfillment of the prophecy and his eventual death. Throughout the play you hold abated breath as each piece of the puzzle is put into place, and you quickly realize the truth behind the prophecy mentioned. Each character begins to realize the danger of the inquiry as well, and beg Oedipus stop at one time or another. But the thing is, Oedipus is a very decent and strong character, his actions show no fear of his future, as his beliefs are absolute in his mind, even when the obvious is poking him in the face. You in fact begin to believe that even if the worst comes, the king would be able to handle such an emotional blow, which is in fact what brings about the severe emotional evocation when Othello falls into sorrow and madness. It is the character's duty in the play to move the plot and help you understand exactly who they are, and it is the reader's emotional attachment to this person who has lost everything, which creates the element of tragedy.
"You are the plague which you seek." Both Oedipus and Othello would understand the meaning of these words by the end of their individual stages, and Tiresias' warnings would have had about the same effect in either one of the plays, as neither man was one to change his mind easily. Othello is depicted as a man among men, someone who has no need for mistrust, and those whom he might; he quickly lets them feel his blade. For all his manly-freedoms of the world, Othello chose to shackle himself to his love, Desdemona, and in doing so, readily shackled himself into the fear and suspicion, which a marriage, or any relationship may hold. In truth, Othello was always impatient and quick to punish, and his morals did not change even when the love of his life was slandered as a whore. In the end, Othello pleads with Cassio to ask Iago why he committed such acts, whose response; "What you know, you know," leaves Othello with all the weight his heart can bare. Perhaps if Iago had given him all the reasons why he hated him, or gone on a long soliloquy, Othello's self blame would have lessened and the suicide could have been avoided, but Iago knows exactly the formula for a tragedy, and deals the final blow by saying his enemy already knows half the blame is his.
Even the one who brought about the eventual climax of a tragedy, is not the only one who contributed to it's fruition. Desdemona's personality and beliefs contributed just as much to Iago's scheme as any other character. Her trait of measure is her "kindness," which Iago used to weave his net "to enmesh them all." It is her life's duty to serve her lord and love him unquestionably, and do whatever is best for his favor. Desdemona's entreaties to discuss Cassio for Othello's own good, ironically heat the livid flame of hatred which Iago has breathed to life. Due to her bountiful goodness, she will not defend herself in a manner, (which is commonly used nowadays,) that would allow her to erase any doubts or insult the one she loves in the slightest, which is why she is killed. That someone so fair and truthful is slowly being sown in a tapestry of Othello's mind as a whore, liar, deciever of men, is painful to read, and creates the perfect amount of sorrow for another tragic factor.
Cassio is also a victim of his own pride and conviction. "damage beyond surgery! my honor! i have lost my honor! (is this right? fixing later...) Cassio is a man of high priorities and standards, honor being the number one factor of his importance in life. His beliefs cause him to practically beg the wife of Othello to ___ his council, which fuels the fire of jealousy in Othello's corrupted heart. His downfall in the first place was his weakness to alcohol, which he would not abide, ironically. ---<(0.0)>
(EDITING LATER!!! PLZ MATTE-KUROSAI!)
ZETSUBOUSHDA! CREATING AN ESSAY FROM NOTHING IS MAKING ME FALL IN DESPAIR!
Oedipus fights with all of his power throughout his life to avoid the fate placed upon him by the gods, but it is the very fact that he chose not to believe which led him to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Even his own father, who trusted the words of the gods, cast aside his only son, leading to the fulfillment of the prophecy and his eventual death. Throughout the play you hold abated breath as each piece of the puzzle is put into place, and you quickly realize the truth behind the prophecy mentioned. Each character begins to realize the danger of the inquiry as well, and beg Oedipus stop at one time or another. But the thing is, Oedipus is a very decent and strong character, his actions show no fear of his future, as his beliefs are absolute in his mind, even when the obvious is poking him in the face. You in fact begin to believe that even if the worst comes, the king would be able to handle such an emotional blow, which is in fact what brings about the severe emotional evocation when Othello falls into sorrow and madness. It is the character's duty in the play to move the plot and help you understand exactly who they are, and it is the reader's emotional attachment to this person who has lost everything, which creates the element of tragedy.
"You are the plague which you seek." Both Oedipus and Othello would understand the meaning of these words by the end of their individual stages, and Tiresias' warnings would have had about the same effect in either one of the plays, as neither man was one to change his mind easily. Othello is depicted as a man among men, someone who has no need for mistrust, and those whom he might; he quickly lets them feel his blade. For all his manly-freedoms of the world, Othello chose to shackle himself to his love, Desdemona, and in doing so, readily shackled himself into the fear and suspicion, which a marriage, or any relationship may hold. In truth, Othello was always impatient and quick to punish, and his morals did not change even when the love of his life was slandered as a whore. In the end, Othello pleads with Cassio to ask Iago why he committed such acts, whose response; "What you know, you know," leaves Othello with all the weight his heart can bare. Perhaps if Iago had given him all the reasons why he hated him, or gone on a long soliloquy, Othello's self blame would have lessened and the suicide could have been avoided, but Iago knows exactly the formula for a tragedy, and deals the final blow by saying his enemy already knows half the blame is his.
Even the one who brought about the eventual climax of a tragedy, is not the only one who contributed to it's fruition. Desdemona's personality and beliefs contributed just as much to Iago's scheme as any other character. Her trait of measure is her "kindness," which Iago used to weave his net "to enmesh them all." It is her life's duty to serve her lord and love him unquestionably, and do whatever is best for his favor. Desdemona's entreaties to discuss Cassio for Othello's own good, ironically heat the livid flame of hatred which Iago has breathed to life. Due to her bountiful goodness, she will not defend herself in a manner, (which is commonly used nowadays,) that would allow her to erase any doubts or insult the one she loves in the slightest, which is why she is killed. That someone so fair and truthful is slowly being sown in a tapestry of Othello's mind as a whore, liar, deciever of men, is painful to read, and creates the perfect amount of sorrow for another tragic factor.
Cassio is also a victim of his own pride and conviction. "damage beyond surgery! my honor! i have lost my honor! (is this right? fixing later...) Cassio is a man of high priorities and standards, honor being the number one factor of his importance in life. His beliefs cause him to practically beg the wife of Othello to ___ his council, which fuels the fire of jealousy in Othello's corrupted heart. His downfall in the first place was his weakness to alcohol, which he would not abide, ironically. ---<(0.0)>
(EDITING LATER!!! PLZ MATTE-KUROSAI!)
ZETSUBOUSHDA! CREATING AN ESSAY FROM NOTHING IS MAKING ME FALL IN DESPAIR!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Iago: Moral Megalo--Lympho--........Pyromaniac
"Wow, how nice. Relationships are wonderful aren't they? Everyone is content, they know their place, it's like a big painted picture with all the characters interacting...But, still...Wouldn't you like to see it burned away? The passion as fire grows and feeds upon the relationships in the painting, the glowing embers of feelings cast aside, morality forgotten, dancing living breathing flame...Divinity of the flames of hell, far to beautiful for men to behold...Held only in the hand of the one called "Evil." I say such a thing can't be judged by heaven or man, who are they to judge what i do is wrong? Such a thing...I've never really considered it that much...It's...consuming."
I JUST MADE THIS QUOTE UP PEOPLE. SERIOUSLY. PROBABLY CAUSE I WRITE ALOT OF SCRIPTS FOR ANIME IN MY MIND.
Iago definitely is some kind of "maniac." Truthfully, Iago seemed sane enough from the beginning, great hate and spite, but sane. His actions are well layed out, and his explanation seems to be one people can accept, people of that time had racisms, not to mention that he didn't get his choice job from that very dude. But later on...He doesn't really seem to know why he does it, nor does he care that much. I feel that he has no real plans at all, and simply makes it up as he goes along, (like a game?) and he is verrry good at games. He studied his enemy religiously everyday, as well as his friends and those he could use, and lost himself in his heated plot. The flames of retribution consume Iago, he simply does it for his enjoyment, what other reason could he possibly need? He certainly had no second thoughts about the wife, whom he at least cared enough about to be jealous that two men slept with her, or his "love" for Desdemona. I mean it's not as though he was shunned by her, he simply let her fall out of his mind, a childish excuse is all she ever was. And he even when the fire was put out, caught red handed with a torch, little Iago who went to far with his game could only say: "What you know you know." I imagine his tounge was sticking out, cheeky little blighter....But he did get burned, and I imagine it will continue on for awhile.
I JUST MADE THIS QUOTE UP PEOPLE. SERIOUSLY. PROBABLY CAUSE I WRITE ALOT OF SCRIPTS FOR ANIME IN MY MIND.
Iago definitely is some kind of "maniac." Truthfully, Iago seemed sane enough from the beginning, great hate and spite, but sane. His actions are well layed out, and his explanation seems to be one people can accept, people of that time had racisms, not to mention that he didn't get his choice job from that very dude. But later on...He doesn't really seem to know why he does it, nor does he care that much. I feel that he has no real plans at all, and simply makes it up as he goes along, (like a game?) and he is verrry good at games. He studied his enemy religiously everyday, as well as his friends and those he could use, and lost himself in his heated plot. The flames of retribution consume Iago, he simply does it for his enjoyment, what other reason could he possibly need? He certainly had no second thoughts about the wife, whom he at least cared enough about to be jealous that two men slept with her, or his "love" for Desdemona. I mean it's not as though he was shunned by her, he simply let her fall out of his mind, a childish excuse is all she ever was. And he even when the fire was put out, caught red handed with a torch, little Iago who went to far with his game could only say: "What you know you know." I imagine his tounge was sticking out, cheeky little blighter....But he did get burned, and I imagine it will continue on for awhile.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Oedpius Rex
Now time, for Oedipus Rex apparently...Let's begin?
Oedipus Rex inspires those thinking about commiting incest, to well...STOP. DAMARE. Baka, aho-yarou, you dumb. ZETSUBOUSHDA! "I'm in despair!!!" to quote one of my favorite teachers, even if they're not a real person. You walk away from this short tragedy, (which I think didn't need those two apostles singing about Zeus and stuff to fill it with literary devices,) with a limp. A painful sinful limp, which hurts when you think about your parents.
Mostly you have to think really deeply about fate, and are you under control. (Which I could find an any of my anime, I think...Too bad teachers don't find time to check out the weekly 14 episodes of stuff that could help their students relate to them more.) I'm off topic...
Some people call happenings coincidences, others say that there is nothing in this world but "Hitsuzen." (fate)
"No matter how unimportant the meeting...how small the outcome...it will always have some later effect on you. there is an unbroken series of connections that follows the life path of any person. it can be the smallest of things. it can be the shortest of moments. it may never be remembered. it may never be recorded. a bond of fate never disappears once tied." "if you believe that your destiny is decided, then most likely, it's decided. if you believe that nothing is decided, then most likely, nothing is decided. it's how a world is. a world is infinitely large, but actually, it's pretty small. the scope of what you can see; the scope of what you can hear; the scope of what your fingers can touch; the scope of what you can feel...and that's all. a world...it just is! and you make it. "---Yuuko Ichihara, Space Time Witch, XXXHolic by CLAMP.
I think this quote pretty accurately describes Oedipus' problem...in all the huge world, the little things that he did, and despite the fact that he remained in one place for many years, the world aruond him was still altered from everything he could touch and see. You see? Manga is informative as well.
Oedipus Rex inspires those thinking about commiting incest, to well...STOP. DAMARE. Baka, aho-yarou, you dumb. ZETSUBOUSHDA! "I'm in despair!!!" to quote one of my favorite teachers, even if they're not a real person. You walk away from this short tragedy, (which I think didn't need those two apostles singing about Zeus and stuff to fill it with literary devices,) with a limp. A painful sinful limp, which hurts when you think about your parents.
Mostly you have to think really deeply about fate, and are you under control. (Which I could find an any of my anime, I think...Too bad teachers don't find time to check out the weekly 14 episodes of stuff that could help their students relate to them more.) I'm off topic...
Some people call happenings coincidences, others say that there is nothing in this world but "Hitsuzen." (fate)
"No matter how unimportant the meeting...how small the outcome...it will always have some later effect on you. there is an unbroken series of connections that follows the life path of any person. it can be the smallest of things. it can be the shortest of moments. it may never be remembered. it may never be recorded. a bond of fate never disappears once tied." "if you believe that your destiny is decided, then most likely, it's decided. if you believe that nothing is decided, then most likely, nothing is decided. it's how a world is. a world is infinitely large, but actually, it's pretty small. the scope of what you can see; the scope of what you can hear; the scope of what your fingers can touch; the scope of what you can feel...and that's all. a world...it just is! and you make it. "---Yuuko Ichihara, Space Time Witch, XXXHolic by CLAMP.
I think this quote pretty accurately describes Oedipus' problem...in all the huge world, the little things that he did, and despite the fact that he remained in one place for many years, the world aruond him was still altered from everything he could touch and see. You see? Manga is informative as well.
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Makai Senki Disgaea IS my favorite thing of all time, as well as any anime you can think of. Was happening? Seriously, ANY anime...keep watch at crunchyroll.com for new anime's in japan, and the fansubbers who kick ass.
Some japanese words that I like to randomly use maybe?
Taro is a common name like "joe" for japanese boys, but my Taro is a 11 year old demon child from Disgaea 2, and my favorite character. He drinks milk to attack, and cries like a baby.
ZETSUBOUSHDA! "I'm in despair!"
Kawaii=Cute
Kawaai=Scary
Daijobu=It's alright
Maritsu Jakuun Kakuei=Maritsu Evil Academy
Disgaea 3, Maritsu Evil Academy came out in Japan peoples...I'm incredibly happy...URASHII!
If you wanna annoy me, join these forums and talk to TARO san: http://disgaea.akai-tsuki.net
Makai Senki Disgaea IS my favorite thing of all time, as well as any anime you can think of. Was happening? Seriously, ANY anime...keep watch at crunchyroll.com for new anime's in japan, and the fansubbers who kick ass.
Some japanese words that I like to randomly use maybe?
Taro is a common name like "joe" for japanese boys, but my Taro is a 11 year old demon child from Disgaea 2, and my favorite character. He drinks milk to attack, and cries like a baby.
ZETSUBOUSHDA! "I'm in despair!"
Kawaii=Cute
Kawaai=Scary
Daijobu=It's alright
Maritsu Jakuun Kakuei=Maritsu Evil Academy
Disgaea 3, Maritsu Evil Academy came out in Japan peoples...I'm incredibly happy...URASHII!
If you wanna annoy me, join these forums and talk to TARO san: http://disgaea.akai-tsuki.net
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