One thing which really resonates within this novel, "Power" is the amount of nature. This seems to be a form of modern day transcendentalism and I really enjoyed it! One theme of transcendentalism which I really enjoyed was the idea of the storm, pg. 73 and on pg 95. Page 73 talks about the symbolism for storm. One of which being change. Omishto feels a change in her life, and doesn't know if it will end good or bad. Storms can bring life, as it says on 95, but storms can also leave destruction.
This ideas of these symbols are just fantastic and I love looking too far into things...so I decided to google symbolism of a panther to see what I could find.It seems the panther has been seen as almost a 'god' of the natural world. The animal is seen as merciless, but strong, powerful, and protective. I find it interesting that much of this novel talks about human life and out role. It talks about why we are here and of a higher power. I guess when looking at it this way it makes the panther more meaningful. Godliness in the world is fading, and people are falling into a dark path...panthers are the light the 'god' humans need to hold on to.
Its amazing what symbolism can do to a novel, isn't it? :)
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
The House on Mango Street
This book was an easy read, and had a very interesting style. To be honest I didn't much care for the style and I didn't think the characters were given enough life in this form. The style, however, made it very easy for the author, Sandra Cisneros, to use symbolism to guide her story. This story made me think quite a bit about my World Novel class. So far in that class I enjoy the books, but not so much while reading them, but the after taste of the novel. The sweet symbolism, foreshadowing and other analytical elements is beautiful and makes me want to reread the book to see if there was anything I missed.
One chapter I would like to look at is The Family of Little Feet. I actually the beginning of this chapter twice because I was confused by the focus of feet. The focus seemed strange, and I strive to find the meaning in things which do not seem to make sense...everything should make sense. I feel I have found the symbolism in feet, and I would like some feedback. I think the feet is supposed to resemble themselves, and who they are. The author talks about her long legs, long beautiful legs which lead to her feet. I think the legs is supposed to be a path, the path of life to discover who they really are...they're feet. When the girls put on the shoes and strut around I think the shoes are supposed to be a mask hiding who they are and being what people want them to be, or expect them to be. Rachel gets so caught up in the compliments she even thinks of giving a drunkard a kiss, something out of character for her. Masking who you are will only make you more lost, and keeping feet how they should be, and allow them to walk how they were made to is what will make them happy. In the end the shoes are tossed and no one complains. By the end of the novel she knows who she is and how she needs to get there. She says things like 'march', and other words to show walking, or going down a path. I feel this is connecting with her feet.
This is just my thoughts as they go, please give me feedback! I am curious to other analysis of this novel.
One chapter I would like to look at is The Family of Little Feet. I actually the beginning of this chapter twice because I was confused by the focus of feet. The focus seemed strange, and I strive to find the meaning in things which do not seem to make sense...everything should make sense. I feel I have found the symbolism in feet, and I would like some feedback. I think the feet is supposed to resemble themselves, and who they are. The author talks about her long legs, long beautiful legs which lead to her feet. I think the legs is supposed to be a path, the path of life to discover who they really are...they're feet. When the girls put on the shoes and strut around I think the shoes are supposed to be a mask hiding who they are and being what people want them to be, or expect them to be. Rachel gets so caught up in the compliments she even thinks of giving a drunkard a kiss, something out of character for her. Masking who you are will only make you more lost, and keeping feet how they should be, and allow them to walk how they were made to is what will make them happy. In the end the shoes are tossed and no one complains. By the end of the novel she knows who she is and how she needs to get there. She says things like 'march', and other words to show walking, or going down a path. I feel this is connecting with her feet.
This is just my thoughts as they go, please give me feedback! I am curious to other analysis of this novel.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Rainy Lake
I first want to say I very much enjoyed the style of this novel, the book flowed very well, and although many parts were a little drawn out in description, but the way it was written went smoothly...like water (Haha because the book was called Rainy Lake...Get it?)
Within the book I wanted to point out the role of feminism specifically in chapter Bats. The mother, May, in the book was running around frantic about the bat loose in the house, while the daughter, Danielle is calm, and doesn't quite understand all the fear. I feel this plays on the stereotype of women.
May needs to be clean, hates anything crawly, stays looking nice, and so on. Danielle on the other hand likes the idea of bats, isn't afraid to get dirty, and doesn't focus 100% on her appearance. I believe this is also why the author has her name portrayed as Dani, a more tom-boy form of Danielle. As a coming of age story Danielle slowly does grow to be somewhat more like her mother, though still keeps her true self close. This perhaps is symbolic towards from childhood we grow up to care for what our parents show as important.
Within the book I wanted to point out the role of feminism specifically in chapter Bats. The mother, May, in the book was running around frantic about the bat loose in the house, while the daughter, Danielle is calm, and doesn't quite understand all the fear. I feel this plays on the stereotype of women.
May needs to be clean, hates anything crawly, stays looking nice, and so on. Danielle on the other hand likes the idea of bats, isn't afraid to get dirty, and doesn't focus 100% on her appearance. I believe this is also why the author has her name portrayed as Dani, a more tom-boy form of Danielle. As a coming of age story Danielle slowly does grow to be somewhat more like her mother, though still keeps her true self close. This perhaps is symbolic towards from childhood we grow up to care for what our parents show as important.
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