What's your obsession?

We have to admit, we all have an obsession over something.
Smeagle, in the movie Lord of the Rings, became obsessed with the ring that he found years before. Frodo, a young hobbit, was destined to destroy this ring in Mordor where it was created. Frodo and his pal Sam traveled to Mordor with Smeagle as their guide. Now, Smeagle had developed a spilt personality, Gollum. Gollum had the intention of taking the ring for "them" and killing Sam and Frodo on the journey. Smeagle swore up and down that he had no bad intentions, but secretly he did...or did he?

When have y'all ever obsessed over something so much you denied it all in the end?

Logic, meet Literature

Lewis Carroll not only wrote some of the most famous and influential short stories and novels of all time, he also was a brilliant mathematician. Even in his early childhood, he had a mind for math, but it was a different kind of math. Remember in geometry class there was "proofs", "if-then" statements and a whole bunch of logic? That's what excited Carroll the most. He took the riddles of math, combined it with a story, and birthed Alice in Wonderland.

Carroll used the idea of riddles and "if-then" logical statements to create Alice's adventure in Wonderland, or Underland as is in the 2010 movie version. One famous riddle is quoted by the Mad Hatter: “If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?” (Goodreads). The average Joe would have to read that quote over and over to be able to understand it. On the contrary, riddles and rhymes like such came second nature to Carroll.  

The use of the game chess comes into play at the end of the story on the Frabjous Day. The Queen of Hearts’ army of cards, knights, rooks, bishops and the King represent Carroll’s interpretation of the combination of mathematical logic, a game of chess and action. When Alice is battling the Jabberwocky, she moves around the “battlefield” like a chess piece. She jumps from one space to the next like a pawn would in chess.

Carroll’s logic is thrown out the window when he presents the poem “Jabberwock” in Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to Alice in Wonderland. The poem tells of a youngster who’s destiny is to slay the malevolence Jabberwock. Carroll used made up words to describe the scene and the Jabberwock. Often he combined words to create the nonsense words. For example, “Frabjous day” would be a combination of “fabulous” and “joyous” to describe the day on which the youngster slays the Jabberwock.  

Lewis Carroll’s genius mind full of logic, literature and creativity becomes apparent in Alice in Wonderland, and even more so in Through the Looking Glass.

Works Cited
Quotes tagged as 'Mad Hatter'. Goodreads, Inc., 2011. Web. Mar 21 2011. http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show_tag?name=mad-hatter

Hannibal & Silence of the Lambs

As the discussion of Frankenstein is coming to a close, just thought I would add that I found a two-pack of Hannibal Lecter and Silence of the Lambs on sale at Wal-Mart for $5.00!! ...... not that it matters, but I thought it would be a great investment!

Dream, as it relates to "Frankenstein"

Since the book "Frankenstein" was written based on a dream Mary Shelley had, I too have a dream that has impacted my life somewhat. It's silly, but it does mean a lot to me.
When I was seven, my family and I moved into the house we currently live in. Just like my old house, when I look out my bedroom window, I can see the driveway and street. Anyways, I had a dream that I initially looked out my new bedroom window into the new driveway, but saw my old driveway instead. An ice cream truck drives up, and my dad walks out of the house to buy me some ice cream. (By the way, in my dream, I am not outside.) As my dad approaches the ice cream truck, he sees it is packed with evil clowns, and they proceed to shoot him where he stands.
From this, I have a terrible fear of clowns.
The end.

Revised Eulegy

Yeah, I know we're way past this blog, but this just kinda came to me.

She was young, yet old.
She was meek, yet bold.

She dearly loved her Almighty Father.
With the Devil, she did not bother.

Her mother was her pride,
Always stayed by her side.

Through thick and thin,
Her mother knew she would always win.

Siblings? No, not many.
For her she would give up any penny.

Her child-like ways
Passed her days.

In front of her, a huge dream
Not so long away now, it shall seem.

The days of her living here
She holds close, so dear.

A special man in her life,
One day she will be his wife.

Forever and ever they will stay
Until that happy, glorious day.

Verses on the Death of Sarah Wike

When she's dead, people will remember
Her as loving and caring for
Others and always standing up for them.
She loved her God and her family,
Her best friend sometimes made her mad,
But she never ceased to love her.
Her mother was her rock and shiled.
Though she was sick, she was always there.
Father is hardworking, yet shy.
She was exactly like her dad.
Though rough patches, she made it out
But broken heart felt more like home.
The people she knew meant more to her
Than they ever imagined.
Her bones brittle and her muscles weak,
She went through hell in her short life
But always kept her faith strong.
Her God kept her going on.

Theme of Othello

The theme of Othello is mainly military and love. Also, power corruption, heroism and barbarianism.