Kliest: Why to the Holy Mother of God?
While I was reading the Earthquake in Chile, I noticed that Jeronimo has given more glorification to the “Holy Mother of God” (11) than to the “Being that rules above the clouds” (9). If this was read from a religious perspective, the “Holy Mother” and the “Being” are separate beings: one is a human female, while … Continue reading Kliest: Why to the Holy Mother of God? →
Mengzi: Exploring the Negative Impact of Vision
In my presentation, I believe I have asked about what Mengzi would say about a sociopath’s nature. I believe Mengzi would have said that they are born with an innate goodness, but are incapable of developing it for they have a difficulty of differentiating between right and wrong. In my opinion (and Mengzi would probably … Continue reading Mengzi: Exploring the Negative Impact of Vision →
“Most People are either stupid or evil, or both”
“Most people are either stupid or evil, or both.” -Mabon Foo Using Mabon’s statement as my guideline, I would like to explore the question: to what extent do the characters behave like “normal” people? In […]
Freud/Hoffmann Presentation
My presentation question: “So in ‘The Sandman’, Hoffmann REALLY likes to use heat and fire as a motif. He often links it to the overarching theme of perception/vision/eyes…Why is that? How is that? How does it link? WHAT?” As you guys know what happened at our last Freud/Hoffmann seminar, my group and I had a […]
The Use of Veils in The Earthquake in Chile and Lieutenant Gustl
I find both short stories to make considerable use of metaphorical veils, both to hide or to justify acts of morality. These interact with the catastrophes that shape each story, possibly strengthening, creating and altering these veils. I will go through some of the veils that I think are most influential to each story and … Continue reading The Use of Veils in The Earthquake in Chile and Lieutenant Gustl
Questioning Freud
The two questions from my presentation both involved analyzing Freud’s work: How valid are Freud’s theories of the castration complex and child primary narcissism today? Do you agree with Freud’s view that suppressed desires cause hysteria given Nathaneal’s case from The Sandman? In “The Uncanny” Freud picks apart Hoffman’s short story “The Sandman” along with … Continue reading Questioning Freud →
Just a Taste of Everything that is Confusing about The Sandman
I think everyone here can agree that there’s really no possible way to entirely wrap our heads around this story…
Eyeglass theory…
OKAY SO THIS WAS IN MY ESSAY, AND I JUST CUT IT RIGHT OUT. It was turning into too much of an unsupported conspiracy, which probably came out of bits and pieces from seminar, but I spent time on it so I’m putting it here Perhaps not quite within “inner vision”, but when Nathanael looks […]
An Interpretation of My Dream
My friends and I from UBC were partaking in a relay event that involved people from all over, and of all ages. I saw some people I recognized from my hometown, although the location was unclear. We were given packets … Continue reading →
Freud & Hoffman Presentation Questions
Presentation Questions: Both of my questions for today’s presentation are related to understanding ‘the uncanny’ as a word/ as a concept. First of all, what is the relationship between ‘uncanny’ and ‘fear’? During my first reading I failed to see the difference, but based on the the way that Jason explained it in his lecture, […]