Small World Part Two

How hs the story thus far reflected some of the literature we've read?

Well the new rendition of the Fisher King is introduced as Arther Kingfisher, perhaps a nod to both the king Fisher himself and King Arther. However the way David describes the new character is quite similar yet different to the new one. He makes it more modern, and certainly more sexually blunt then the first rendition. Metaphors aren't used, yet ,instead, there is a beautiful Asian women tending to him while he's stark naked. And remarkably he can't get it up.

What do you think of Angelica? Is she like Conchita, or one of the other ladies from the works we've read?

Defiantly Conchita. The way she tricked Dempsey and Persse both towards the tail end of part one and then just vanished like she's so good at doing. Though, the fact that she didn't go through with either of them presumably (though with Dempsey I'm not sure, she could have just been setting him up as well or really flogging him), makes her way more modest then the Spanish vixen from the movie we watched. However, what really settles it in my mind is that she's disappeared, gone, with even more mystery upon her, and now Persse has to run after her to find her. Perhaps she is the grail in this quest, or hold the answers to the grail. Her name, angelica, might reference to this.

A Small World Part One

Persse is in a new world he dose not completely understand. He's naive in the perfect way, much like Percival in Chretien's Grail Quest. I think the author is setting us up for a journey of learning and gathering of experience and wisdom of the main character, both in love and how to operate in such a world.

Persse meats Angelica, yeah no word puns there (sarcasm), described from his point of view with "She was the most beautiful girl he had seen in his life. She was tall and graceful, with a full, womanly figure, and a dark, creamy complexion. Black hair fell in shinning waves to her shoulders, and black was the color of her simple woolen dress, scouped out low across her bosom." Page 8, Lodge

What we have hear is all her physical characteristics. The shallow way to fall in love with someones outer shell, which taking Persse's idiocy into account, doesn't sound so far fetched. This seems to be a common theme in stories we read. We are probably going to watch as the Persse tries to understand Angelica as a person and not an object.

Percival Day Two

The blood on the snow reminds Percival of Blancheflor because it's a symbol of his red armor and the white snow, the two colors of these characters. And While I'm more used to white and black being compatible such as in bleach, this might not be the case in western mythology. Whit is pure, red is blood. Perhaps this is to remind Percival of her, her weeping over him as he sleeps because he can't understand the world she's coming from. Red can certainly let us think that Percival is at first just out for the glory of it all, ridding around with no idea what he's doing at all. And this true when he stabs the Red Knight through the left eye after he had been knocked from his horse. But as we move along he becomes... better at deciding what to do, and how a night should act. Perhaps the blood in the snow is just another reminder.

Percival Day One

The problem with Percival as of right now is that he believes being a Knight is something superficial. He looks up to it as someone who goes around, fights wars, slays dragons, so on and so forth. His image of a Knight is more then likely distorted by his youth and the stories told to him and the way he sees the world in his youth. Chretien gives us a character to develop and find out what /real/ Knighthood is, a common theme throughout his works.

When Percival goes to become a Knight, he is given tasks. He must get the armor of the Red Knight. It's kind of redundant, but it teaches him that using force all the time and battling her, there, and everywhere may not be the right way to becoming a knight.

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2. Terrorism is present because it gives us a dramatic background. Adds depth to the story, however it seems useless up to the point where the two main characters are victims of one. In a way it's foreshadowing, this back-grounded thing of impending doom, much like the chain Calisto gave Celestina.

3. The character Conchita is clearly mentally ill, even if it's not specifically mentioned. From what I can see, she has almost two very distinct personalities, one being more logical and wise, the other lustful and almost evil in a sense. Dualism has been used in movies before like Metropolis. I think it was as interesting twist on the story, something new. Quite an original work.

Celestina Last Day

1. I think it's simple, meeting in the dark can be romantic but in a cliche sort of way. It lets us know how hard they are trying to fulfill they're desires that they hide behind romantic language and settings. It's also, and probably more probable, that they meet there to keep from getting caught. Sex outside of marriage is not acceptable and lust is a major sin.

2. On the part of Melebia, she had a bit of both going for her. She never really repented in inner dialog about what her activities with Calisto caused. She didn't care because she wanted it. However, she commits suicide because she can no longer play the game with Calisto and have him fulfill her desires.

3. The death's represent a decent into hell. Calisto falls of a ladder, Sempronio and Parmeno fall from a window. It's all very symbolic. Perhaps this means that love or desire will drive you to hell.

Celestina Day Four

"Why should she, my lady? I should be happy to have such witness to my glory!" Celestina 150

This is the line right after Maliba tells Lucretia to beat it so they can have sex. Calisto is so over joyed that he wasn't someone to witness it so he himself can believe that he's not dreaming. He's overwhelmed with Desire at this point in time, consumed with it that he doesn't care how he get's his proverbial 'release.' But there is still some doubt if he needs a witness to his glory to prove such an encounter.