Category Archives: Group 8
Comment on Anxiety in The comet by Mark Sample
That’s an intriguing connection to make between House of Leaves and “The Comet”; it’s not one that would leap out at me, and I’m curious to hear more about the parallels you see between the two texts. Continue reading
Thoughts in Response
I noticed my group mates showing a general appreciation for the messages in “The Comet” and I have to agree. Especially given the time in which the story was written the message that humanity is more important than racial distinctions … Continue reading → Continue reading
Brog 3
Wow. That was probably one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I don’t get to say this often, as I’m not would you a call an avid reader, but the book was better. What I really enjoyed more … Continue reading → Continue reading
It’s the end of the world as we know it
Whoisbenconner‘s idea about the breaking of social barriers brought me to the scene when Jim and Julia meet for the first time, and made me consider their contrasting point’s of view of one another. “He heard a sharp cry, and saw a living form leaning wildly out an upper window. He gasped. The human voice […] Continue reading
Anxiety in The comet
In the story, “The Comet” I felt a great sense of anxiety as I read this. How awful it must be to witness the end of the world. The great loneliness that Jim felt before finding Julia. In the beginning of the story, I couldn’t help but think of Danielewski’s House of Leaves. The description […] Continue reading
The Comet
The first thing I noticed in this story is the sense of alienation portrayed through the character Jim. In the first line alone he is standing and “watching the human river…”(253). I think it is funny because the fact that … Continue reading → Continue reading
Pompous Frankenstien
As it is wednesday evening, and my last name begins with H, I must write a blog post before midnight tonight. I would first like to qualify this post with the fact that it is currently 11:30. so I am going to try be at the very least “not stupid.” I cannot promise intelligence. But […]
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A Whole New World
After seeing the picture of Victor’s reflection ( over making the creature a mate) I decided to take a look at that passage again, and think about that possible future. Frankenstein decides that the female creature he would make could … Continue reading → Continue reading
Comment on My Second Brog by bko416
Yeah, I’m with you, I just can’t help feeling for the monster. I guess because his desires are so simple, yet so embedded in humanity, that it’s impossible not to feel for him. Anyone can relate to what the monster is going through, everyone gets a little lonely sometimes; but how many people can say they’ve gone on a do or die mission to destroy a supernatural force that they themselves have created? Not many, I assume. However, I think we can still agree and empathize with his decision to try and destroy a murdering monster. I just think we relate with the monster on a deeper, more human level, and that’s why we’re so compelled to feel for him. Continue reading
Comment on My Second Brog by catho89
Even with all of the murders in the second half of the novel, I still can’t help feeling more compassion for the monster than for Frankenstein. Perhaps Shelley is just manipulating me, but I think we are not supposed to be able to make a decision about the monster’s nature by the end because she has made you feel for him. By the end of the novel, who did you feel for more? Continue reading