Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Gerald Courtney
Eh102
5/24/12
Metamorphosis
psyco analysis
The Metamorphosis is a story about a man named Gregor, he takes care of his parents
and his sister named Grete but one morning when he wakes up he discovers that
he has transformed in to a giant insect. I will be applying the Psychoanalytical theory to the story. I will try
to answer my question which is what trials ordeals does the protagonist face? Does
he overcome them?
Just to get it out of
the way Gregor never overcame his ordeal in the story. But the trials he faces
were tough. It started when Gregor woke up to discover that for some reason
he has transformed into an insect; in shock he panics and stays in bed knowing
that he can’t go to work and earn money to take care of his mother, father, and,
sister. Deep down in Gregor’s mind he is stud that he has been transformed into
a gross insect.
In
a way what Gregor’s goes through in his ordeal in the Metamorphosis is
comparable to the bureaucrat who was exposed to alien fluids in the movie
district 9. In the movie he slowly transforms into one of the alien insect
looking creatures (district 9). The next day when Gregor woke up roles had been
reversed all the other three family members had to find jobs to economically stabilize
themselves.
Gregor’s deep down must have been severely
depressed when he overheard his family discussing the idea of getting rid of
him. What made his ordeal more mentally painful to bear was he lost his entire
social and human life when Gregor’s woke up that morning. His situation of
becoming an insect monster had created strife and stress between the other
family members. What made no since was that his family did nothing about his
burden of becoming a giant insect. As time passed Grete started to neglect him
by feeding him less and less. Realizing that his ordeal would never change and
things would get worse Gregor started to take a nose dive towards starvation
and increasingly worse depression. In the end of the story the family had
become stressed and heavy burdened with his ordeal. Mentally and physically depressed
with the thought that it was his presences that prolonged their suffering
Gregor heads into his room and die when the sun rises. The only way to overcome
his ordeal was to die because it was his very existence that made his family
members suffer mentally.
The
family moved on and wanted the sister to find a man to marry. In a strange way
the story line of transforming into an insect almost matched district 9’s movie
story line. Gregor did overcome his ordeal when he realized that death was his
only way out.
Citations:
2 Kafka,
Franz. "Letters and Diaries." The Metamorphosis. Trans. and Ed.
Corngold, Stanley. New York: Norton, 1996. 61-74
4
Kafka, Franz. "Explanatory Notes to the Text." The Metamorphosis. Trans. and Ed. Corngold, Stanley. Sydney:
Bantan, 1972. 77.
5
District 9
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Metamorphosis post
This link should take who ever clicks on it to my storify post
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Gerald Courtney
5/17/12
Ms. Sasser
Eh-102
Symbolic
Imagery
The lamb is a poem about a little lamb that is being
asked does thee know who created thee. The imagery in the poem paints a picture
of a little lamb that is blessed with tender voice wool clothing and steams to
drink from. The imagery is very symbolic in many ways both literally and
biblically.
Biblically the first half of the poem is referring the
maker as God, who blesses the lamb that represents his creation with clothing
to keep the lamb warm and food and water from the valley. In genesis god
created everything including the lamb that symbolizes mankind. The clothing
that is symbolized in the poem is the wool that surrounds the lamb and keeps it
warm during cold nights.
Literally the first half of the poem paints a picture of
a shepherd that takes care of his flock. In line 7 it says that all the flock
should rejoice for the one who made thee to celebrate for their creation. In the
second half of the poem it make out clearly who is symbolized in the poem when
it reads “For he calls himself a lamb” Jesus is symbolized in the second half, because
Jesus Christ according to the bible is the sacrificial lamb of god that gave
his own life for our sins.
There
is not much imagery that is symbolized in the second half of the poem except
that Jesus calls himself the lamb. In exodus of the bible before the last plague
the Hebrew would select a perfect unblemished lamb to sacrifice and use it
blood and paint over their door so that the first born children would not be
harmed. In the bible Jesus symbolically did the same thing he gave his life to
save us from our sins. That is why Jesus is represents the lamb. In the bible through
God’s eyes we are like children.
The
lamb is a poem that paints a broad and biblical picture of who is the creator
and who is the savior that gave his life. Imagery that is read in the poem
shows many examples of symbolism in the bible. If the poem were literally read
the second half would not make as much since without biblical thought.
Citations
Poetry
foundation.org
The
NASB red letter study bible
1 is that it elaborates on the biblical meaning of
what is represented in the poem.
2 I rewrote what my question was, because I was
getting no were with my other theoretical question.
3 I would find and add a video explaining the symbolism
of Jesus Christ and a lamb.
4 yes because if there is one think and it is the
bible and biblical meanings.
5 what else could I have
done to improve my essay
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
http://storify.com/Merit/the-lamb-by-blake#
please click on the site and read over what i have selected in my storify post the question that i picked out was. what does it reinforce? i meant to delete the (who) and replace it with (what) in my question before i posted it.
Monday, May 14, 2012
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