Frankenstein Quote

Frankenstein Quote

“But I have one want which I have never yet been able to satisfy, and the absence of the object of which I now feel as a most severe evil, I have no friend, Margaret: when I am glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there will be none to participate my joy; if I am assailed by disappointment, no one will endeavour to sustain me in dejection. I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling. I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me, whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend. I have no one near me, gentle yet courageous, possessed of a cultivated as well as of a capacious mind, whose tastes are like my own, to approve or amend my plans. How would such a friend repair the faults of your poor brother! I am too ardent in execution and too impatient of difficulties. But it is a still greater evil to me that I am self-educated.”[Shelley 10]

This quote I personally believe sets the scenery for the whole first half of the book. Victor is clearly a bright, yet weird man who feels very alone compared to who surrounds him in his life. He yearns for the friendship of another man who will have the same taste in topics as him, who shares common hobbies, and I’m sure who is on the same intellectual level as himself. He compares not having a friend to being the “most severe evil” one can withstand. To him he would rather verse anything than verse being lonely for all of his time. This is the quote when I believe the idea is also planted in his head to create another person to his likings that would fill this void he has been feeling. Victor being the scientist that he is knows that there is always a reaction to the actions we choose to make. This being said, Victor wonders if a reliable friend would be able to help him through his faults. 

Work Cited
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. A Norton Critical Edition ed. London: W.W. Norton &, 1996. Print.

Essay #2 Sierra Logan

Poem evaluation

Mary Karr’s writing “Field of Skulls” is a short but vivid poem that delves into some of the deepest of human thoughts. I choose this particular poem because of the depth and darkness that is represents. When reading poetry I almost expect it to either rhyme or use small subtle words to get their points across in a simple sounding flow. This poem changed my expectations for writing and reading poems and gave me new insight on how to form and read a poem. The poem contains many big words that helps create the image of human fear and the mental thought process. Words that made the paper in this poem were such as, predisposed, disgruntled, azaleas, intricate and scrim.

            The tone of this poem is fast pace but has many pauses to let what is being said really sink in. The beginning of the poem starts of by stating “Stare hard enough at the fabric of the night and if you’re predisposed to dark- let’s say the window you’ve picked is a black postage stamp you spend hours at.”[Karr lines 1-4] The poem doesn’t have any form of rhyming present but Mary does reuse words like “black” and “night” to create a darker image for the setting. Since the poem is based on the visuals of a field full of bodies, Karr doesn’t hesitate to bring up past leaders who we know killed many people, most being innocent. She mentions how “our history lists monsters like Adolf and Uncle Joe who stalk the earth’s orb, plus minor baby-eaters unidentified, probably in you very midst.”[Karr lines 13-17]

            This poem is all about imagery and not just physical imagery but mental emotion. A good example of this is the detail he uses to explain what a field of skulls would look like. She writes “For you: a field of skulls, angled jaws and eye sockets, a zillion scooped-out crania. They’re plane once you think to look.”[Karr lines 10-12] All of your senses are being talked about throughout this poem which really adds to the imagery. Although it describes someone sitting and staring at a dark window, the thoughts Karr creates are heavy and distressing. She gives you an image but leaves spaces empty for the reader to personally connect with the emotion and fill in the blanks themselves. The questions asked are very open-ended and makes you think about the reality of the situation and the fear we live with daily. Most of us just don’t let ourselves dive into that thought process and this poem does a phenomenal job at opening up that side of our existence. The poem finishes stating “Let’s say they do press towards you against night’s scrim- could they not stare with slack jawed envy at the fine flesh that covers your scalp, the numbered hairs, at the force your hands hold?” [Karr lines 29-33]

Work cited

Karr, Mary “Field of Skulls” Viper Rum. New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1993. 15 September, 2011 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171884

Mary Karr - Field of Skulls

When looking for a poem to read I was really eager to choose something that wasn't necessarily nice and has emotion. I found Mary Karr's "Field of Skulls" to be honest and disturbing in all the right ways. The author starts off with a dark emotion that doesn't involve his feelings, but the readers. The image painted is black, like Mary writes, "Stare hard enough at the fabric of the night, and if you're predisposed to to dark." As she writes, their are few pauses; the story keeps going and keeps you reading. The use of detail a human feels is extreme in this poem, Mary does a great job creating this when describing a field of skulls. They are "A zillion scooped out crania." created by monsters from our past and our present, some which are "minor baby eaters unidentified- probably in your very midst, stalking the earth's orb." She creates the reality of the fear we feel we have to deal with on a daily basis, and how everyone is affected by the choices made by society. People tend to paint dark images when feeling self pity, Mary describes this by making the dead jealous of our living corpse. She finishes the written images with "could they not stare with slack jawed envy at the fine flesh that covers your scalp, the numbered hairs, at the force your hands hold?"

I really enjoyed this poem for more than the fact that is was not a fairy tale nor was it a story. It was a reality check of what really goes on inside of a dark mind and how everyday life can be twisted and formed into something completely different.

Summary VS Anaysis

When I think of the use of each work, summary and analyses, I think of the type of conversations people have and who uses which set-up when talking. I find that when two friends are having a conversation about how work was, the whole tone of the conversation is based on (the person who is answering) personal feelings of the day and the whole situation. Summary is based more off emotion that truth. Analysis is what science uses when conducting an experiment. This is more of strait facts and serious answers to hard questions. Analysis is more reliable and trustworthy than a summary but both are ways to simply get a point across.

I have no video, but here are some pictures and things about me!

 I am from Steamboat Springs, Colorado and I try and visit any chance I get. I enjoy Arizona but I really miss the 4 seasons.

I spent my Summer in NYC and I had a BLAST! I really liked visiting and learned alot about the culture and about myself. I would personally never live there but I will always go visit.

I am an artist and I really enjoy doing art. I think it helps me deal with many things and it's something I find I am confident in. Any medium, I will work with it. In high school I was in many shows and live art sessions. 

I want to travel and have it as a main priority on my bucket list.

I like to think outside the box. I am very open-minded as well and am always willing to work it out or help someone. 

I have an inspiration and his name is Jonathan Davis. He is known as the lead singer of Korn but he lives for alot more than that. He represents determination and the fight to never give up on yourself, no matter how many times life tries to take you down.

I am a big gamer, any game, any system, I have probably played it. I do not think that video games rot minds or turn people into violent beings. I think they help with hand eye coordination, mental process, and invention. 

Hometown, I love to snowboard this mountain.

I hope to have a great semester and feel free to write me whenever!

Sierra Logan

Hello Class!

My name is Sierra and I have finally figured out how to create the proper blog site. I like using Tumblr but nobody else is so I decided to keep things simple. I hope to have a great semester and look forward to a great fall.