~ Stephen Crane
- "In the desert" is a classic tell of it is better to have loved and lost then to not have loved at all, because the creature says he likes his bitter heart, but his heart is bitter from some sort of heart break. The fact that this is a creature that is naked shows that he is willing to be vulnerable, but since he is also beastial he could handle what else is to come his way. He certainly would be tough enough to survive on his own in the desert. Since he was holding his heart in his hand, it gives the idea that he tried to give it away, and then by eating it he is taking his heart or love back.
- "A Man said to the Universe" tells about an individual acknowledging his own existence out loud as if he should be having someone taking care of him or something. Which is why the universe replys that it doesn't have "a sense of obligation" meaning it does not have to help the person out. It is only the person's responsibility to take care of themselves no one elses.
~Practice 6-D: In the poem "Black Elvis" the obvious metaphoric name is black elvis. His name is connected to the story because black usually symbolizes darkness, death, or much more, and the character is very unnaturally calm and is know to have the blues alot. They use his name to create patterns in his actions or feelings such as when you wants to slip out of the place unnoticed so he doesn't have to sing, if the room was as dark as him it would be easy. Also his feelings were replaced with "harder and colder" ones creeping through his blood, all of which go along with the theme.
~ Practice 6-E: Grandmother in my personal definition means someone that cares for you unconditionally. Will drive you to dance practice, make your dinner, teach you how to bake a cake, and who you only want to see pleased with your own actions. I am sure many other students feel that their grandparents were there for them as well, but then there are probably others without them and some whose grandparents may not have been able to be there for them.
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Your comment to Stephen Crane's poem was interesting because you had a much more positive interpretation than I did. I actually hadn't decided on exactly how I felt about this poem, but after hearing your perspective it made me think of the poem in a better way.
Both of your poem interpretations posted here are pretty interesting and made me rethink them a little differently.
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