ENGL108A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Midlife Crisis, Dominatrix, Polyamory
2 Sep 2017
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Swamp thing (given to moore, about to be canceled) (improved it) Deconstructive text: calls attention to how meaning is constructed through processes of self-awareness; self-referentiality. Satire versus parody: satire attempts to reform, parody mocks (watchmen satire) Callousness (not caring about humans at all) Physically incompatible (cid:862)ma(cid:374) of teel, wo(cid:373)a(cid:374) of klee(cid:374)e(cid:454)(cid:863) Losing clothes over time = losing touch/attachment to humanity. Moral obstinacy: e(cid:373)(cid:271)odies uper(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s world view. Exposure to human depravity: (cid:862)battle (cid:374)ot (cid:449)ith (cid:373)o(cid:374)sters, lest (cid:455)e (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e a (cid:373)o(cid:374)ster, a(cid:374)d (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou gaze i(cid:374)to the a(cid:271)(cid:455)ss, the abyss gazes also i(cid:374)to (cid:455)ou(cid:863) nietzsche. Good a(cid:374)d e(cid:448)il does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)ork i(cid:374) the real (cid:449)orld: rors(cid:272)ha(cid:272)h"s (cid:373)ask shows this (black/white, no gray) Heroes at the end of the book are: When superheroes are in the real world, people would not want to read about fictional superheroes (replaced x-men with x-pirates) Watchmen: human failings (leaves aging woman for young laurie, not revered (more likely resented, scientific miracle, god/human conflict.
