Final Blog

 Looking back over this semester i realized i learned a lot.Before this class i didn't taking a liking or care to much about the supernatural. I didn't only learn from my teacher but also i learned a lot through my classmates. Through us blogging our essays and other work it gave you a chance to read other people's ideas. By doing that it helped me extent my knowledge of many topics. For example learning about different archetypes and especially my archetype the magician. I never believed in stuff like that before but now i believe it's some truth to it. Also this class expended my knowledge of the play " Macbeth" especially blog 3.2. You never really know how much a picture really means or what it's trying to say until you really look at it and thats what this blog made you do.Along with learning about different topics i also learned how to blog and i did my first slide show for this class.
  The work by Rianna fairies caught my attention blog 4.3 which was her final project. This caught my attention because her project was on the different archetypes on the movie and famous novel " Alice and the wonderland"!. I loved this project so much because i thought i was the only person who thought that all the characters in the story was symbolic to a bigger meanings. Also she related the story to everyday life which i thought was great.

3.5 " In class essay"

In “Coraline” by Joseph Campbell he displays his main character Coraline as a hero. He uses many examples and elements that makes it easy to identify her archetype as a hero but more specifically as a Tycoon hero. A tycoon hero is someone who at first is isolated and jaded in the novel only to end up happy and enjoying life by the end of the novel. Some elements that usually define a character as a hero is they must face trails and enemies on their journey, they must complete the final task alone, and after the final task is complete the hero returns home as the leader of his/her people.

Coraline is a tycoon hero because when the novel starts out Campbell describes how Coraline spend most of her days alone and she always got bored of things quickly. For example “ Coraline had watched all the videos. She was bored with her toys, and she’d read all her books” .(Pg 7) As you can tell by this quote nothing held her interest to long but all of this changes at the end of the novel when she starts appreciating the small things in life. For example “ Then she looked down at her lap, at the way the rich sunlight brushed every hair on the cat’s head, turning each white whisker to gold. Nothing, she thought had ever been so interesting” .(Pg 165) Now you can see how drastically Coraline’s attitude changed towards life and what it has to offer you.

The three elements that was listed above to identify a character as a hero is all present in “ Coraline”. Campbell did an exactly job at presenting Coraline as a hero using those elements. The first element being the hero must face trails and enemies on their journey. Coraline faces a lot of those on her journey to save her mother, father, and the three children from the “Other mother”. The main enemy in the story is the “ Other mother”.  In order to get her parents back and free the three children souls she had to make a deal with the” Other mother” that if she found everyone they would all be set free if not she would stay with the “ Other mother’ forever and get buttons sewed in as her eyes. On the journey looking for everyone Coraline  had to face many scary creatures for example “ Without warning, one of the creature’s hands made a grab for Coraline’s arm. its fingernails scarped her skin..” ( pg123) and again “ Run child. Leave this place. She wants me to hurt you, to keep you here forever, so that you can never finish the game and she will win.” ( pg 135). These are two examples of the enemies that she had to defeat in order to achieve her goal of finding her parents and the children. At first Coraline had the help of the cat in defeating the “Other man” and the cat giving her advice. The cat helped Coraline escape once she had found her parents and the children. “ Now”, the other mother said “ You’re going to stay here for ever and always” “No” said Coraline “I’m not” And, hard as she could, she threw the black cat towards the other mother. ( Pg 158) Well the cat was scratching and clawing at the other’s mother face this allowed Coraline and the cat a chance to escape. But in order to be a hero the final task has to be done alone.

Even though Coraline had escaped the other mother, a piece of the other mother entered into Coraline’s world which was the other mother’s hand. The other mother wanted the key that Coraline had stolen for her. So Caroline had set up a plan to trap the other mother in a extremely deep well that she could never escape from. Which Coraline was successful in this plan. “ I brought the lucky key to make sure we have a good picnic”. (189) She placed the key on the tablecloth which was on top of the well and when the other mother’s hand went to grab it they both fall into the well. Coraline successful defeated and got rid of the other mother for good.

The last element that was needed to make Coraline a hero was to return home as a leader of her people. Which she did, “ the cat walked over to her jumped up onto the plants that covered the well. Then, slowly it winked one eye at her. … in front of her, and rolled over onto it back, wiggling about ecstatically. ( pg192). This last quote shows that they cat looks at Coraline as a hero by laying on his back its showing that he feels Coraline is superior to him.

All of the elements listed above prove that Coraline archetype was a hero. Campbell established her as a good hero by using all of the elements.

  

3.4 'Project'

I decide to keep it simple it just do deep research about my Archetype which was Magician. I'm thinking about creating a few slides to illustrate my archetype but mainly i will just be talking about my archetype.

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AezdnbAFWEUhZGRjZ2NnZnhfMjR3ZjU4ZDJ4&hl=en

3:3 ideas for final project

Interpreting the movie " Inception" exploring the concept of dreams
Angels vs. Demons (good vs evil) where did the ideas of each come from and does it really matter in the end
The movie " Tales from the hood" exploring before you die do you really get a chance to make things right w. the ones you have hurt ( ideas of the grim reaper)
Exploring " Coraline" ideas about excasping to "another world"

Notes of Coraline 1-3

 In "Coraline" chapters 1-3 are mainly giving the background information on the characters. From the first three chapters you can tell that Coraline parents seem to busy with work and other activites to make time for their daughter. Which makes it easy for me to compare her to the orphan archetype. She might not be a orphan in the sense of not having parents but her parents are their physically but not there emotionally or anything else. They constantly try to keep her occupied so she won't realize how they don't have time for her but she does. Also you meet the "old man", Miss Spink, & Miss Forcible.Coraline describes them as weird and crazy. I associated those three with the magician archtype because the old man claims he is starting a circus for his mice and also he tells Coroline that the mice have a message for her the message is " don't go through the door". So he is saying that he can talk to animals. Also when Miss Spank & Miss forcible give Coraline tea they can tell by the leaves in Coraline's tea that she is in danger. So it's obvious (judging by the first three chapters) that these three have a special talent or are they just crazy?

3:2 Macbeth Act 1 scene 5

    This is one of the most important scene in the play because it shows how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth discussed killing the King. This scene also shows how Lady Macbeth questioned Macbeth's manhood and seduces him in order to convince him into killing King Duncan.Lady Macbeth's archetype of the temptress is extremely strong in this scene. She says " Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature;It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great;Art not without ambition; but without The illness should attend it." These is saying that Lady Macbeth questions if Macbeth has strength to seize the crown, but he is to weak or lacks enough aggression to capture his opportunity to become king. She also is saying that Macbeth wants to act like a good man and not cheat but yet he wants what doesn't belong to him. Secondly,when she is talking about killing King Duncan and inheriting all of the power it appears that she is having a sexual organism. When she sees that Macbeth is hesitant in killing the king she kisses him multiply times and ensures  that everything will go as planned. They close the deal by having a deep passionate kiss.

3:1 Macbeth

  In the play " Macbeth" Lady Macbeth convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan in order for him to become King. Once Macbeth kills Duncan he has to continue killing innocent people to protect what he has done.I chose this picture because i think it shows how equally responsible Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are in the killing of King Duncan. Also i think its symbolic that Macbeth has the most blood on his hand but its spilling onto Lady Macbeth's hand. I think that's because even though Macbeth committed the actual murder Lady Macbeth is the one who recommend and supported it. I always tied Lady Macbeth to the archetype the temptress because she was beautiful and Macbeth was physical attracted to her which in result was his downfall. Macbeth is the the devil archetype for obvious reasons but also because even though he didn't kill King Duncan until the witch's told him he would be king or because Lady Macbeth convinced him to but i believed he secretly always thought about it. The sword that they are both holding i believe that was the murder weapon that was used to kill Duncan even though it's not said in the play how he was killed. Also judging by the looks on their faces they look terrified or a look of uncertainty but not a look of remorse.

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My archetype was magician, which surprised me because when i thought about the magican archetype i thought it was safe to assume that all they do is magic of some sort. I was wrong after looking up the archetype i learned that the magician stands for more than magic. They are people who can transform the negative and to positive. They are all about changing and choose to live outside of the ordinary. Also it says that the magician devotes so much time and effort to their craft that the results they achieves appear effortless and almost magical. That totally describes me if I'm really interested in something i will put my all into it. That's why i picked this picture she doesn't look like your typical magican but none the less she is. She's has a look in her eyes that makes you believe that she can do magic. Also the way she is standing there with her arms open wide seems like she taking in the world first before she does anything. Which is related to the magician archetype that we analyze before we act on anything.

2:1 Goblin Market

  Christina Rossetti was born Dec.5. 1830 in London with both of her parents and siblings. She was home schooled by her mother. In the 1840s, her family faced severe financial difficulties due to the deterioration of her father's physical and mental health. When she was 14, Rossetti suffered a nervous breakdown and left school. She feel into great depression and related illness followed. During this period she, her mother, and her sister became deeply interested in the Anglo-Catholic movement that developed in the Church of England. She started writing poems at the age of 7 and is recognized most by her poem " Goblin Market". There are many different interpretations for this poem. Some say since it was written after Rossetti worked with girls who used to be former prostitute maybe the poem had to do with the fallen grace of women. Well others argued it dealt with sin, redemption, and temptation. 


    "Goblin Market" was about two sisters Lizzie & Laura who was traveling one day into town when they got approached buy goblins and other creatures who where trying to convince the girls to buy their fruits. Lizzie declined multiply times while her sister Laura gave into the temptation.She even gave the goblins a lock of her hair to purchase the forbidden fruit. Weeks Laura lusted and desired for the fruit but couldn't get it. In result of this she started to slowly die. Lizzie could not see her sister sufferer so much, so she decided to go face the weird creatures. They tried everything to get Lizzie to eat the fruit but she refused again. So they beat her and mocked her horribly but in the end she saved her sister's life. 


    There are numerous symbols in the poem " Goblin Market" the most important ones being the fruit, and sisterhood,. Obviously there are lines and lines about fruit. One could tell the fruit represent the lost of innocent, rebelling against what is implied as right, and lust. Example being in lines 2-5 "Maids heard the goblins cry:"Come buy our orchard fruits,Come buy, come buy:Apples and quinces,Lemons and oranges,". You can almost hear the lust and desperation in their voices as they try to sell their fruits. Also in line 408-417  " White and golden Lizzie stood, Like a lily in a flood,-- Like a rock of blue-vein'd stone
 Lash'd by tides obstreperously,-- Like a beacon left alone In a hoary roaring sea, Sending up a golden fire,-- Like a fruit-crown'd orange-tree White with blossoms honey-sweet Sore beset by wasp and bee,--" Lizzie being reference to a lily in a flood its saying something so innocent sounded by so much confusion. Also like a  fruit crown-d orange tree sore beset by wasp and bee you can see how this could be taken as sexually behave. Like the goblins are covering or all over her body. Sisterhood i believe was to taken the position that Lizzie did the opposite of Adam and the story of "Adam&Eve" unlike Adam Lizzie wasn't persuaded by her sister to eat the forbidden fruit. She was strong enough to resistant temptation. I believe that Rossetti did this to also redeem woman. According to the story of " Adam&Eve" it was Eve's fault mostly for making them fall from the grace of God. So by using Lizzie to represent a smart Eve and a stronger Adam is amazing. 

    The archetypes that i believe is in this poem is the hero which is Lizzie because she comes to the rescue to save her sister from the "bad guys". Laura archetype is the virgin turned whore because her innocences was stolen by the goblins. The goblins archetype is the devil/demon because they represent the negative side of a community or the people who no one wants to come into connect with. 

    In my opinion this poem is a duplicate story of "Adam&Eve" but its the ending that people hoped for in the original story. Just about two sisters who were tempted and one sister gave into it well the other didn't. Story about temptation, and ones strength to resist temptation.




http://plexipages.com/reflections/goblin.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Rossetti

1:3 Road to Nowhere Ozzy Osbourne

        Road to Nowhere

The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me
It just won't leave me alone
I still find it all a mystery
Could it be a dream?

The road to nowhere leads to me

Through all the happiness and sorrow
I guess I'd do it all again
Live for today and not tomorrow
It's still the road that never ends

  This is actually a song by Ozzy Osbourne titled "Road to nowhere". Ozzy is well known for being the prince of darkness. A lot of his music has to do with death, supernatural beings, and the underworld. He has earned the title " The Godfather of Heavy Metal". Due to the tons of songs he has released as a solo artist and as well when he was in the band Black Sabbath. So it would make sense to me to pick a song by him since its filled with supernatural characteristics.

     Some of the symbols or symbolic actions is the poem are in line 1 " The wreckage of my past keeps haunting me". For starters the word wreckage means remains or fragments of something that has been wrecked. So he is saying pieces of his past are haunting him. Haunting means remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten. So he cant seems to escape his past and its like it past is coming alive. Next symbol is in line 4 "Could it be a dream?" Dream meaning a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.So his past is so scary or horrible that he cant believe that is something thats able to happen in real life but can only happen in his dreams. Next symbol is in line 5 " The road to nowhere leads to me". Road meaning a way or course but nowhere meaning the state of nonexistence or seeming nonexistence. So its extremely ironic that these two words are in the same sentence. Which beings me to believe that nothing good or positive seems to find him. 


    So this song means to me that a man did something in his past that he wasn't proud of and he can't seem to escape the pain from it. Although the pain haunts him he wouldn't change his past because even though it was a lot of sorrow and pain it also taught him a lot, and it someways brought good times.The main idea of this song to me is saying learn from your past and appreciate all the negative things because when you get to the positive times you know you deserve it. 

Entry 1.2 Internet Research

So for starters i have no idea if i'm going to post this blog correctly because i'm not really use to it yet so please be patient with me. The topic i chose was dreams, i'm extremely curious why we have them & do they have meanings. Some say that dreams hold no real purposes well other believe that dreaming is essential to emotional, mental, and physical well being. Sigmund Freud’s theory of dreams recommended that dreams were a representation of unconscious desires, beliefs and motivations. According to Freud’s psychoanalytic view of personality, people are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts that are repressed from conscious awareness. While these thoughts are not consciously expressed, Freud suggested that they find their way into our awareness through dreams. http://psychology.about.com/od/statesofconsciousness/p/dream-theories.htm

About Mila

So my wonderful existence started 8.23.90. I was just a twinkle in my daddy's and mommy's eye. It was determined many many many years ago that i young lady by the name of Jamila Howard would be born into this world and change everything. So you can tell i'm a very silly person and i enjoy life to the fullest. I always wear a smile on my face because as long as i have my health, family, and love there is nothing to frown about, I'm surrounded by family & love.