So this Flannery girl seems pretty wierd to me. I sort of have this perception of her as this hick who grew up in the middle of no where, Georgia and raised chicken with her hick family. Her way to fame was teaching a chicken to walk backwards, other than that she would just sit around and make rediculous stories that have intense imagery and 'distorted christ figures'. Okay, other than being a goob, I must admit that her stories are really well thought out and are actually really interesting. However, I do get frusterated when we talk about them. Our discussion last week about "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" is what really confused me. Some people thought that the grandma was an evil figure and that she planned everything out but I'm just not covinced. It's so hard for me to imagine a grandmother trying to do that to her own kids and grandkids. Even letting go of my personal experiences, there is not enough evidence. To me, she seems like a lonely grandma who just wants to spend time with her grandkids. Even June Star said, "She wouldn't stay home for a million bucks. Afraid she'd miss something. She has to go everywhere we go". She's like any grandmother who just wants to spend time with her family and wouldn't want to miss anything. And even though she bugged her family to go to Tennessee, she later felt guilty was 'the first one in the car, ready to go'. She realized how selfish she had been and to make for less fuss, she gave in and did what her family wanted to do. It's not like she wanted to go to Florida in the first place, so how could she have planned out running into the Misfit? It just doesn't fit to me. My perception of the story is that she's almost like a christ figure and at the end she tries to save the Misfit by telling him that he's one of her children. When she reaches towards him it's like a moment of grace but the Misfit rejects it because he's not ready for it.
I thought these stories were really interesting and I liked that we had different views to the story. I can't wait for more short stories!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
I found it!
A real live allusion in our modern day world! I was so excited I thought I would share it with you all!
Allusion to the Garden of Eden in “The Nightside of Eden” by HIM
“Divided we stand in the light of a frozen sun
Cursing the gods we have become
We steal the fire from a sacred heart
And bleed the wine unholy
We fall in love with the serpent's song
And fear nothing
In the nightside of Eden
We're born again dead
Forever we are
Forever we've been
Forever we'll be crucified to a dream
In the nightside of Eden
Deranged, we're tearing away the petals of desire
Learning the mathematics of evil by heart
We deceive ourselves to start a war
Within the realm of senses
And descend to the circle number four
Where we are nothing” (HIM).
History of the Garden of Eden:
When god was creating Earth, he created a man named Adam. In order for him to not be lonely, God created a woman named Eve. He created a garden in Eastward Eden and put his creations there. Both Adam and Eve were naked, however they were not ashamed. Then God planted trees and a Tree of Knowledge. He then told Adam that he could eat from any of the trees besides the Tree of Knowledge or else it would lead to his death. Then a serpent came and tempted Eve to take a bite of an apple from the Tree of Knowledge. She then convinced Adam to do the same. After this, Adam and Eve realized they were naked and thus, evil was created. It was also the separation of man from God.
The Garden of Eden in Relation to the Song:
The song clearly talks about the place where God sent Cain (East of Eden). It talks about the evil of the world and is basically describing the opposite of paradise, or hell. When the song talks about descending ‘to the circle number four’, meaning the fourth circle of hell, it means that there is constantly a war between good and evil and in the end, it really doesn’t mean anything. The title reveals the evil that came out of a good place. When you think of Eden, you usually think of a bright place, however, the ‘nightside’ of Eden makes you think of the sin and the temptation that happened in the garden. When the song says ‘we fall in love with the serpent’s song’, it is a direct reference to the serpent that tempted Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, thus creating evil on Earth. Overall, the song talks about the evil that came out of The Garden of Eden, or more appropriately said in the Nightside of Eden.
Allusion to the Garden of Eden in “The Nightside of Eden” by HIM
“Divided we stand in the light of a frozen sun
Cursing the gods we have become
We steal the fire from a sacred heart
And bleed the wine unholy
We fall in love with the serpent's song
And fear nothing
In the nightside of Eden
We're born again dead
Forever we are
Forever we've been
Forever we'll be crucified to a dream
In the nightside of Eden
Deranged, we're tearing away the petals of desire
Learning the mathematics of evil by heart
We deceive ourselves to start a war
Within the realm of senses
And descend to the circle number four
Where we are nothing” (HIM).
History of the Garden of Eden:
When god was creating Earth, he created a man named Adam. In order for him to not be lonely, God created a woman named Eve. He created a garden in Eastward Eden and put his creations there. Both Adam and Eve were naked, however they were not ashamed. Then God planted trees and a Tree of Knowledge. He then told Adam that he could eat from any of the trees besides the Tree of Knowledge or else it would lead to his death. Then a serpent came and tempted Eve to take a bite of an apple from the Tree of Knowledge. She then convinced Adam to do the same. After this, Adam and Eve realized they were naked and thus, evil was created. It was also the separation of man from God.
The Garden of Eden in Relation to the Song:
The song clearly talks about the place where God sent Cain (East of Eden). It talks about the evil of the world and is basically describing the opposite of paradise, or hell. When the song talks about descending ‘to the circle number four’, meaning the fourth circle of hell, it means that there is constantly a war between good and evil and in the end, it really doesn’t mean anything. The title reveals the evil that came out of a good place. When you think of Eden, you usually think of a bright place, however, the ‘nightside’ of Eden makes you think of the sin and the temptation that happened in the garden. When the song says ‘we fall in love with the serpent’s song’, it is a direct reference to the serpent that tempted Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, thus creating evil on Earth. Overall, the song talks about the evil that came out of The Garden of Eden, or more appropriately said in the Nightside of Eden.
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