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Never Let Me Go and Powers of Horror
Sophia Naeem Professor Walker Engl 151W 29 April 2018 Never Let Me Go and Powers of Horror In the book, “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro, we learn about the childhood of a woman named Kathy H. Throughout the beginning and into most of the book, Kathy describes her recollection of memories from her […]
Motif
A motif is a clear element, them, or idea that goes throughout a work. Whether its art or literature, it’s something that can be consistently seen in the work. It often helps the creator of the work drive the point they are trying to make. Although, you may often find unintended motifs, whether it comes […]
Abject
The term abject has three separate meanings according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. I find all these definitions fitting as they seem to each describe a different character in The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The first definition being “sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe”, this referring […]
Metaphor
Metaphor is a figure of speech and usually compared with similes. A simile uses the word “like” or “as” but a metaphor emphasizes and brings together different concepts. Many writers use metaphors to give us a vivid picture by comparing to something else. Authors use metaphors to help convey and help us understand what they […]
Sigmund Freud’s “The “Uncanny”” an Oryx and Crake
It all starts with the uncanny. Unheimlich, or uncanny in english, is the opposite of heimlich. This is to say that heimlich always becomes unheimlich and that the two are linked with one another. Heimlich is defined as belonging to the house, not strange, familiar, tame, intimate, comfortable, homely, etc. “Thus heimlich is a word […]
“The uncanny” & Oryx & Crake
Sigmund Freud “The Uncanny” was published in the 20th century. Freud’s notion draws on the origin of the german word “Unheimliche,” vs “Heimlisch” which is also refered to as “homely.” “Uncanny” is not necessarily the opposite of homely, but it is a word that has a sense of antipathy with the home. ” The uncanny” […]
4/19 in-class writing
What do these words mean? Why does Snowman collect them? What is their significance in the context of the novel? Group 1: pp. 84-85 “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow…” OR “sere” and “incarnadine” Group 2: “cork-nut” Group 3: p. 148 “mephitic, metronome, mastitis, metatarsal, maudlin” Group 4: “bogus” and “awesome”
Oryx and Crake
Chapter 5 is where it is established that Snowman “also known as Jimmy ”is officially the last original Craker. Snowman has all of this power to make rules and regulations that everyone has to follow. The small children’s that lived in his village would always question why he would always talk to himself, he always […]
4/17 notes
Disorienting structure – not really chronological – we have a now, and a then, but not the intervening events No transitional moment Stream-of-consciousness, first person narrator We don’t seem to be the audience – the narrator seems to be his own audience Almost feels poetic in its lack of adherence to chronological narrative – or […]
The Path of Humanity
The first four parts of Attwood’s Oryx and Crake are spent with the supposed only remaining human on the planet explaining his experiences both in the present and the past. A plague appears to have wiped out all of humanity. It is not clear if this plague was a result of the genetic experimentation taking […]
