Modern Mythology.

How i understand this Archetypes or Mythological Symbols, on the first time i hear it, plus hearing its definition, Archetypes are somewhat like an ideal that is copied, common example is Light & Darkness = Human & Dead, or something like that. Based on my research, there are alot of Archetypes in modern mythology.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C005854/text/archetypes.htm#



From the link, the first type of Archetype is Hacker/Slicer, reading it, i thought it was some kind of killer, but no. it says that Hacker/Slicer is something that a heroine of a movie or a play, but his doing are somewhat doings of a villain, a very common example is R2D2 of Star Wars, a hacker hero. and it also defined that it is Slicer because as Webster define that there are SciFi readers out there are self-proclaimed 'computer nerds,' there is a call for such super-knowledgeable slicers.



Another type of Archetype is Savior/Messiah Archetype. Yes, like you, first thing came to my mind is God. But no, and again, this are the hero of a play or movie who's destined to save the earth/universe. seriously, funny names with even funnier meaning. it's like the protagonist is presented with a big task that if he didn't do it, the whole world will perish. though, who would do that on a movie, let the protagonist lost? i didn't see any yet, so yeah.



More types of Archetype will be found on the link i gave presented.

Singin' Fever.

I wonder why are people, even Filipino's are addicted to this musical series, the "Glee." like, hello. we had those type of musical series before, and in fact it was originally Filipino made, example of this are iDOL(Sarah Geronimo, Sam Milby, Coco Martin), and Diva(Regine Velasquez), Philippine made musical series that aren't even supported by Filipinos(As how i see it, probably why it ended up so fast)



I'm not saying I'm a Glee Hater, no. what I'm trying to point out here is, yes it is a nice shows and music. But hey, what's with the characters and the plot, I don't even know what are the producers trying to show the audience here, giving example are. Gay couple (Kurt and Blaine), High school to-be-parents (Quinn being pregnant) pre-marital sex (Madonna Episode), and probably bring celebrity/musicians into a downgrade, one good example of it is, 1 song becoming popular because of the Glee version of it, instead of the real singer of the said song, that's why there are haters on the series, that won't let glee sing their songs, example musicians are Coldplay (Band), Bryan Adam, and Miley Cyrus. here's the link to Miley's hate-blog -->http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/06/miley-cyrus-hates-on-glee/

But then again, +1 point to the Glee for having no racism on their show, wherein most series do have, like Lost, Grey's Anatomy and such, an all black/white or asian show... they even let some asians and black and a Filipina welcome into the show, with a very funny role on the series. So, again, this is not a hate-entry, this is what only the author's feeling/mini-review towards the sensation TV series.

Opposites Attacts.

Being absent for 1 lecture was a big lose for me, I don't have any idea of what structuralism is all about, and how will i link it to my Blogs. But that won't stop me, so, here's a little something that i tried to make things up on how i understand the Structuralism that will link with my Blog.



As my topic header mentioned, my blog mainly focuses on what everyone is into, the modern era living, gadgets and such that keeps everyone un-idle. of course, with these inventions and likings do have some negative effects to mankind. one of the major negative with this is forgetting about your work/assignment because of being busy with it.



As i REaD the definition of Structuralism on Wiki (< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism >) and like the sample pictures above, i see it somehow like a face-off between good and evil, of course, my blog which mainly focuses of how are these kind of items are so into this day and its effect, shows morely of positive, wonder why? who would post such interesting topic that will only contaion more of negative ideas than more of the positive side. i doubt anyone would, unless you're a Brick Game holder, and nowadays there's this PSP. then i can understand that you'd still prefer old-school gaming than the more techno-wise.

Dead Man's Path

Reading the story "Dead man's Path."
I'm guessing there are a lot of culture influences to our country, since in the early era, there has been some trading from all over the country, specially the western country like the America.
maybe the major influence to our country is the government, because we've learned to stand on our own, having our independence day with the help of the western country. and probably the trading would influence us as well, since most of us are using imported products from shirts and jeans, to building materials and cars.

"The Story of an Hour" - Kate Chopin.

Just like the previous short story, in a way, it is funny at the same time boring.
Having the same reason with the previous entry, the story again confuses me. like why the hell did the main character of the story died and ending the short story with "a joy that kills?" Is that somewhat new phrase/meme? I think not. Anyway, let us all sum it up.



The story of an hour revolves around Mrs. Mallard (without getting into so detailed summary) had a disease to her heart, or simply a heart attack. while having that kind of disease, she found out that Mr. Mallard is death due to this train accident. Thus leaving Mrs. Mallard broken hearted, gloomy and at the same time, somewhat happy, Knowing that she's free from her loved--sometimes, often not husband, but yeah, the gloomy part still reigns over the happy, with that kind of situation she has, I'm kind of thinking that she was ready to die due to her husbands death. then a knock on the door that catches her attention that it was Mr. Mallard who opened the door and entered with his umbrella, having no idea that there was an accident and confuse of why is her wife crying. because of Mr. Mallards return, Mrs. Mallard was happy that he's not in trouble thus leaving her breathless and died.

-- See the ending? it was completely &!@%^#. who the hell will die of joy? does she uses drugs that's why? or her life was on a countdown, which is impossible because it wasn't mention in the story, but hey, i find this story another piece of crap due to that Mrs. Mallard (protagonist) died because she saw her husband? overjoy kills? is that even real? this story disappoints me a lot, worse than W.C. William's story.

-- As her sister Josephine addressing her Louise, probably because Josephine is the older sister of Mr. Mallard, thus leaving her to call her little sister by the first name.

Definition ( Theme )

What theme is not:

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It is not the "moral" of the story.


A moral is a piece of practical advice that can be gained from the novel to apply to our own lives.

A theme is more complex than a moral and may have no direct advice or philosophical value that the reader can apply

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It is not the subject of the story.

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It is not a "hidden meaning" that needs to be pulled out of the story.

What theme is:

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Theme is the meaning released by the work when we take all aspects of the work in its entirety into account.

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It is an aspect of human experience that the author wishes to express.

Discovering theme: Theme can be discovered only by becoming aware of the relations among the parts of a story and of the relations of the parts to a whole:

Characters: What kind of people does the story deal with?

Plot: What do the characters do? Are they in control of their lives, or are they controlled by fate?

Motivation: Why do the characters behave as they do, and what motives dominate them?

Style: How does the author perceive reality?

Tone: What is the author's attitude towards his subject?

Values: What are the values of the characters in the story? What values does the author seem to promote?
The importance of theme in literature can be overestimated; the work of fiction is more than just the theme. However, the theme allows the author to control or give order to his perceptions about life.

Confusing plot.

W.C. William's short novel "The Use Of Force." was a very confusing story, not just for me, but for everyone who have read the story, as how i see it on the first glance, the title seems very promising, but as how i browsed the story, my point of view changed.



Seeing the first sentence of the story, it revolves around a doctor, thus imagining something like a god-hand/miracle maker doctor, or something like that. as it reaches the climax about this one patient that has this sickness that she doesn't let her parents know that made them conclude its a severe sickness, made me LOL so hard that the sickness the patient has is soar throat.

after seeing that amusing start-off, and seeing the shitty *sorry for the word* ending, i wonder why did William even bother make this short story, does he want to piss his readers off? or just to make some jokes out of his readers, if it is, i don't find it a joke but mostly a waste of time. seriously, a story about sore throat, specially that "secret sickness to her parents." somehow made me think it is so deep, that it can cause death, but WTF, Soar throat, 3/10 for William's Story.