tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535826466844312001.post5991442592176677227..comments2011-12-10T09:53:07.873-08:00Comments on Ashley's Blog: Child Out of ContextAshley Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06501684685250204945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535826466844312001.post-12369955468929443772010-12-18T09:09:27.677-08:002010-12-18T09:09:27.677-08:00Oh, I see what you are saying about Blake. I was t...Oh, I see what you are saying about Blake. I was trying to incorporate romantic ideas provided by romantic poets such as Blake and Wordsworth and maybe I could have chosen a better poem...I interpreted it how my British literature teacher showed it to me, though I hope you understood the point I was making, sorry! :/<br /><br />Yes, Captain Vidal is a very polished man...or so he seems. Like we discussed as a class the last day, Captain Vidal is actually a "great" war captain, just as Voldemort was referred to as a "great" by Ollivander in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Now Voldemort looks like a literal monster just as Captain Vidal becomes, though both of them use to be the handsome, well kept, authority figures. "You are what you eat," and both these men "ate" a lot of innocent lives for their personal benefit. They act in a disgusting manner which finally reflects upon their appearance.Ashley Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501684685250204945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535826466844312001.post-71563545933394946182010-12-17T23:47:19.696-08:002010-12-17T23:47:19.696-08:00...he no longer was inspired but "stained&quo...<em>...he no longer was inspired but "stained" the water "clear," entailing that he corrupted his inspiration and could no longer produce his former thoughts.</em><br /><br />No, the line refers to his use of ink and/or watercolor, that is, to Blake's graphic activity as both a writer and an artist (engraver, watercolorer). This is the Introduction to Blake's <em>Songs of Innocence</em>, and describes, in a fanciful way, how these songs came to him.<br /><br /><em>He takes on an inhumane role that viewers are disgusted by; once again bringing up the issue of disgust and dirt for he is a dirty human being metaphorically causing him to be uncanny.</em><br /><br />Ah, but, outwardly, Capt. Vidal is a very <em>clean</em>, handsome, well dressed, and heroic-looking man, courtly, commanding, resourceful, and even brave. Yes? So he does not appear "dirty" so much as evil. I'd say his evil has charismatic qualities, though it gradually dawns on us that he is a brute. And then del Toro transforms Vidal into a literal monster by having his faced slashed, then stitched. Brrr.Charles Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420624399042669001noreply@blogger.com