We started the lesson discussing intertextuality within Wolf-Alice, and how different elements from the other novels in The Bloody Chamber are apparent in the ending. We came up with the conclusion that red lips, the licking of the husband/duke, the dress and metamorphosis were all evident at the end of the novel, and also appeared in The Snow Child, The Tiger's Bride and The Bloody Chamber.List of our ideas:
Red lips - the snow child - sexual element, representing labial lips
Puberty/menstruation
Blood
Self is not fixed - immutable
Man/Beast
Snow/Purity
Father's are selfish/absent
The bloody Chamber - both lexically and literally
Mirrors
Transformation (metamorphosis)
Dressing up and licking down of the skin and fur - linked with appearance and identity.
A clip from the movie Alice Through the Looking Glass was put on the board, showing us one of the many perceptions mirrors can give us (Transportation to a parallel world), however there are many implications a mirror can represent.
We then discussed how Wolf-Alice was a 'bastardization' of many stories - Alice in Wonderland, Dracula, Sleeping Beauty. We agreed that Carter did this in order to show how all these intertextual elements are connected.
We then moved back onto the subject of mirrors and how mirrors are presented in Wolf-Alice. Yahaya pointed out that mirrors are used for vanity and shows us on the outside not the inside, this raised the question of appearance vs identity. We then pointed out that mirrors can be used as a sense of self realisation, when we see the difference ourselves we become aware of it, not just people's opinions.
Sir then put on the board a series of symbols mirrors can represent:
Reversal/opposites
Barrier/ Gateway
Subject/ object
Aufklarung - enlightenment, questioning whether God existed, strong in 18th Century writing
Perception
Constructed Identity - how we perceive ourselves and others
We then answered a series of questions which asked us about the intertextuality of objects throughout all of the short stories in the Bloody Chamber, and how all these came into context in Wolf-Alice.
Next lesson we will be continuing to study Wolf-Alice and the intertextual elements throughout, due to the fact that there is a lot more intertextual information to analyse. Our homework is to comment on this blog, and to find quotes on one of these four elements throughout the Bloody Chamber; Main characters, other characters, wolf figure and settings, due next lesson wednesday.
Leigh
Blood
Self is not fixed - immutable
Man/Beast
Snow/Purity
Father's are selfish/absent
The bloody Chamber - both lexically and literally
Mirrors
Transformation (metamorphosis)
Dressing up and licking down of the skin and fur - linked with appearance and identity.
A clip from the movie Alice Through the Looking Glass was put on the board, showing us one of the many perceptions mirrors can give us (Transportation to a parallel world), however there are many implications a mirror can represent.
We then discussed how Wolf-Alice was a 'bastardization' of many stories - Alice in Wonderland, Dracula, Sleeping Beauty. We agreed that Carter did this in order to show how all these intertextual elements are connected.
We then moved back onto the subject of mirrors and how mirrors are presented in Wolf-Alice. Yahaya pointed out that mirrors are used for vanity and shows us on the outside not the inside, this raised the question of appearance vs identity. We then pointed out that mirrors can be used as a sense of self realisation, when we see the difference ourselves we become aware of it, not just people's opinions.
Sir then put on the board a series of symbols mirrors can represent:
Reversal/opposites
Barrier/ Gateway
Subject/ object
Aufklarung - enlightenment, questioning whether God existed, strong in 18th Century writing
Perception
Constructed Identity - how we perceive ourselves and others
We then answered a series of questions which asked us about the intertextuality of objects throughout all of the short stories in the Bloody Chamber, and how all these came into context in Wolf-Alice.
Next lesson we will be continuing to study Wolf-Alice and the intertextual elements throughout, due to the fact that there is a lot more intertextual information to analyse. Our homework is to comment on this blog, and to find quotes on one of these four elements throughout the Bloody Chamber; Main characters, other characters, wolf figure and settings, due next lesson wednesday.
Leigh
When doing this homework task, it brought to my attention what type of interxtual settings are within the stories. Most of the settings seem rather gloomy, decaying or of the romantic style.
ReplyDeleteMirror's are a tool in which reality can be presented through, as you have the chance to reflect on yourself mentally and physically; and this belieif is present in The Bloody Chamber stories. The mirrors in these stories are truly a topic to think about!!
Please note that on the homework people who weren't here:
ReplyDeletedifferent people were assigned to each topic
however I am unsure on who was set to what so you don't have to worry about doing all four of them but just one.
Ermm I don't know what to comment, so emm good blog Leigh and yeeh Wolf Alice is weird, like most of the stories.
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After doing the homework it is evident there are several intertextual links between characters. For instance the careless fathers who lost everything is both The Courtship Of Mr Lyon and The Tigers Bride.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, fantastic blog Leigh, really good summary of the lesson
'Sonny
Good blog Leigh and thanks for noting down the homework
ReplyDeleteTamsin
the snow child was hard to find quotes because the story is so small
ReplyDeletedaniel
well done leigh, also chris i admire your comment. And i can't wait for next lesson
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