UNAS 1106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gie, Weltschmerz
8 Feb 2017
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He is just like you and me and the only differentiation is the color of his skin: what did i do to get this type of marginalization. Prologue: reminiscent of the beginning of the underground man. Starts at the most recent and reminisces into the past: he"s li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g i(cid:374) the (cid:271)ase(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d is steali(cid:374)g light f(cid:396)o(cid:373) mo(cid:374)opolated light a(cid:374)d po(cid:449)e(cid:396) White people have a monopoly of what white people have power. He is taking the monopoly from them therefore taking their monopoly: narrative. Going back into time to relive and retell the experiences in the past. Gives greater access to the interior life of the narrator. Flo(cid:449)s (cid:271)ut the flo(cid:449) itself is(cid:374)"t li(cid:374)ear. Impressionistic: flows in such a way to keep the reader off guard (off balance, musically. To be recognized as a person and a human being. In the underground and is surrounded by light.
