Blog Post #4 Drawing

"Good hit. Now do me."
The Object's green eyes watering. But she took the joint and inserted it between her lips. She leaned toward Rex Resse, who opened his mouth wide.  (pg 372)

I depicted Rex getting ready to shotgun her. The 1st photo more of a visual sketch of how I would imagine seeing it on screen being played out.
Ex: Wide angle Shot,Face portrait shot to Close up (Extreme)

I feel like this part of the book was extremely detailed and could be a movie. (Which is why I chose to draw and write example shots)

Current Event Blog post

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/60-years-christine-jorgensen-born-article-1.1211068

Dr. Christian Hamburger was the doctor that diagnosed Jorgensen as a transsexual. He also operated on Jorgensen  and she is the first transsexual. In 1952 when she was operated on her male genitalia was removed. I think it is interesting that even in 1950's there was someone that encouraged Jorgensen's woman characteristics according to the article such as "to wear women clothing."  It shows that not everyone was closed minded even back then as some of our classmates may think. We still have people against or who hate transsexuals just like back then but I think it is progressively getting better throughout the generation. That could also be because we live in NYC however, I am not sure how accepting people in other states or countries are and maybe they are even more welcoming or not at all. 

P3rsonal exp3rience Blog post

"I began to grow up, I sprouted with the velocity of the mung beans we studied in Earth Science../ At night, my joints ached. I had trouble sleeping. I wrapped my legs in heating pads, smiling through the pain. Because along with my new height. something else was finally happening. Hair was beginning to appear in the required places." Pg 303

I can relate to this having gone through puberty.. wait did I even finish going through it yet? -Anyways back to the topic. I was the shortest kid in elementary school to the middle school and in the summer before 8th grade I remember growing like 4 inches before the start of the school year. Suddenly I was no longer the shortest kid. Yes, I was still short but no longer the shortest. Which was all that mattered for me. I didnt actually grow armpit hair until I would say maybe 11th or this year! To be quite honest I was not actually thrilled at this and was praying really hard to get my mothers genetics and not get any armpit hair at all. I also grew a bit more peach fuzz and some small strands of a "beard'. Its funny that I did not really welcome the hair changes as much as Cal did. I welcomed other changes such as my height and my development of some muscle.

Middle Sex Key Passage Response

Alan Cheung ` 04.19.15

Gender Lit UH1

   "The following morning, as the smoke cleared, the city's flag could once again be seen. Remember the symbol on it? A phoenix rising from the ashes. And the words beneath? Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus. 'We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes.' " (251)

I think this passage was incredibly significant because it describes rebirth or being reborn without saying “birth or reborn”. The author also chose to repeat the phrase in Latin and English again. The author chose to keep the city flag up although it is not specifically said in the passage I can almost imagine it flapping against the wind while the city burns. It also seems like a biblical or religious text. I can see it in some form of religious text because of the use of Latin and the way it speaks about rising from the ashes. As if God or Allah had a plan to rebuild the city and to be patient and have faith in the lord. The phoenix is also a mythical creature that can is often a symbol for rebirth because they supposedly when they die they become ashes and are reborn a small baby phoenix. Phoenix's interestingly enough do not develop a sex until much later in their life. The sex they develop also may be different from the one in their previous life. These things are significant because the change is also shown in Callie, while she identifies as a female right now she later does become to identify as a more masculine identity. (AKA Cal) The author chose to include a phoenix that happens to go through a similar shift between genders with a transitional phase that the bird does not identify with either sexes.

Synthesis

As the play goes on I begin to see Oedipus as a weak character. Oedipus should have considered other ways to amend for what he had done. Now his daughters are without a father and will be shunned by society also. He only considered himself until the very end. Ultimately I saw the how society rejects incest and the toll it takes on family members such as Oedipus’ daughters. Oedipus’ daughters were affected even though they did not do anything wrong. The play also showed me how leadership can be affected by other factors other than how well you actually can lead. For an example because when the citizens found out Oedipus committed incest he is now seen as a bad leader even though he was revered and seen the highest of men.  Suddenly he was the bottom of society and no longer could hold the position of “King.” His daughters were even taken from him and it is only until the very last moment before they leave that he realizes he is no longer even able to see them grow up because he blinded himself and cannot be there to support them. “How I weep for you- I cannot see you now… / just thinking of all your days to come, the bitterness, / the life that rough mankind will thrust upon you, / the banquets of the clans?” (1627-1631) Oedipus is finally realizing the impact he has on his daughters. However he is a weak character because he should have not blinded himself and took care of his daughters.

Quote 1

CHORUS.

“”Thebes, city of death, one long cortege

and the suffering rises

wails for mercy rise

and the wild hymn for the Healer blazes out

clashing with our sobs our cries of mourning-

O golden daughter of god, send rescue

radiant as the kindness in your eyes!’ “

(214-218)

Analysis The beginning talks about the “wild hymn” might be referring to a virgin that is “for the Healer”  this might be hinting a reward for saving the city. Eyes are used to describe the scene before us of a city in ruins and the chorus cries out for help. “O golden daughter of god, send rescue”. The mention of eyes is used throughout the whole story. “Our sobs our cries” is also relating to eyes because crying gives you the imagery of their eyes closed and tears dropping.The chorus also talks about the kindness seen in your eyes in line 218. Seeing kindness and the direct word “eyes” hints the unfortunate future for Oedipus that everyone knows is imminent except for Oedipus himself. Response:

I feel a very gloomy and somber mood from the passage. There is a sickening scene of death and crying. "and the young wives and gray - haired mothers with them / cling to the altars, trailing in from all over the city-" (209-210) The deaths described in line 205 also gives off a very somber mood.

Quote 2

OEDIPUS.

“O god- / all come true, all burst to light!

O light- now let me look at my last on you!

I stand revealed at last-

cursed in my birth, cursed in marriage,

cursed in the lives I cut down with these hands!” 

(1305-1310)

Analysis

Light is used as a reference to eyes or seeing. For an example when something comes to light you see the true meaning or something for what it really is, Oedipus says “burst to light!” In the next line Oedipus also says “look at my last on you” is foreseeing that he will soon blind himself because he will have his “last look”.  He already has an idea forming in his head at least subconsciously that he will blind himself.

Response

I cringe when there is a reference to eyes or light. I cringe because of light because it is associated with seeing. The last line made me imagine him getting ready to slice his eyes. I felt pity for Oedipus but he should have been more aware that this was a possibility. If he firmly believed in the gods and the Oracle then he should have took the Oracles word more seriously instead of jumping to the conclusion someone was trying to ruin him.

The image shows light and how closely associated it is with the eye.