Franz Kafka’s short story The Judgement and Robert Wiene’s silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari both display proof of being what Freud formulates to be the definition of uncanny. This uncanniness is shown in a variety of ways in each narrative, however, the most stunning part of these unsettling scenarios is each artist’s choice to surprise the viewers with endings that are unanticipated. In The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari, it is astonishing for the member of the audience to discover that Francis is actually a patient in the asylum and that Dr. Caligari, whom has been depicted as the villain, is actually Francis’s Doctor. During The Judgement, the reader is shocked to witness the main character Georg, after confronting his father, being compelled…
When there is drama used in a story or a play, this usually adds a suspenseful effect that takes place in this story. Usually there is a mystery and with sound effects, this gives us a visual of what happened or what is happening. In this story “The Hitchhiker” all these sounds add a different variety and meaning to it. The sound effects give us imagery of what is going on with Adam and the hitchhiker. The music gives us mystery and suspicion every time Adam sees or meets the hitchhiker on the road.…
Although majority of Harrison’s narration of trench warfare is described in chronological order, the description is given a sense of depth when the writing deviates from the sequence. For example, the writer describes a flashback to an event when he talks to veterans and reads newspaper reports. This gives depth because it gives insight to the characters current motivation and emotional state. Sense imagery paints a vivid portrait of a scene to develop the narrative with the use of words and in this case is used very effectively throughout the passage.…
Summary: Echols’ article begins by discussing how the medium of radio was effectively used for storytelling, particularly in telling horror stories. She does not immediately offer her thesis in this introduction, but rather gradually builds up to it by introducing key elements of her argument throughout the introduction. One important element she mentions is that radio was about “focusing on the individual listener” (43), particularly by making the audience identify with the characters and feeling as if they are experiencing the events of the story. She then begins to explain how this was done through dialogue and sound effects, such as the noise of exploding bombs (Echols 44). By using the technique of starting broad and zeroing in, Echols…
Cabeza de Vaca and Mary Rowlandson had very different views and attitudes towards Indians beliefs and culture. Much of the differences in their accounts can be attributed to the circumstance of their experiences and purpose of their narratives. Comparing Cabeza de Vaca’s and Mary Rowlandson’s situation makes one realize they have very different backgrounds. Cabeza de Vaca was an explorer who lived as a captive among various native Indian tribes for many years before escaping to Spanish settlements in Mexico.…
In the play, The Crucible, the author tries to argue that cruelty is never justified by false accusations. Arthur Miller expresses the strict and devoted ideas of human cruelty is accepted under the righteousness in religion by the using the fallacies of the bandwagon appeal, ad hominem and hasty generalization. Miller presents the idea of Cruelty vs. Righteousness by using the bandwagon appeal. He shows this idea of a fixed belief system in their religion because blaming witchcraft is the appropriate thing to do in following God’s rule. The town’s people are to obey God and there is no tolerance of disobedience.…
Andrew Sachs’ play for radio, ‘The Revenge’ influenced my writing, I thought about how sound, not just dialogue, could tell the…
The Light Inside is an interactive artwork created by James Turrell in 1999. It was made for the purpose of connecting two of the main Museum of Fine Arts buildings in Houston, and it is directly beneath Houston’s Main Street. Along that space, there are lights with the sole function of guiding you through the pitch black tunnel while keeping you on the dark pathway, and away from the edge. While going through this tunnel, you will experience Turrell’s favorite aspect of art - light. In this work, the artist uses light to guide you through the interactive experience of losing your senses.…
“Happy Days” is a great illustration of what Esslin discussed in his essay, “Theater of the Absurd. The play is quite unusual in comparison to the other plays we’ve read so far, which is why it is considered absurd. Winnie is covered up to her waist, while Willie is hidden and crawling around underneath her. The play doesn’t hold a stable story line that the audience can follow along with; there’s no actual plot line or no real purpose for the character’s actions. But the audience is able to relate to this play through common human conditions which is shown through the inevitable downfalls of growing older.…
In the article “Aesthetic of Astonishment: Early Film and the (In)Credulous Spectator”, Tom Gunning argues that the first people who watched Lumiere’s Arrival of a Train at the Station were not in shock because they believed that the train was real, they were astonished by the illusion they witnessed before them on the screen. In contrary to the myth that people feared that they were going to be killed by a train, Gunning stresses that the Audiences’ astonishment was derived “from a magical metamorphosis”(Gunning, 119). This metamorphosis is essentially cinema itself and the illusions it produces on screen. Gunning calls cinema a “magic theatre”(Gunning,117) where filmmakers strived to make the impossible, appear believable through visual representations.…
“He felt the thud of the bodies, heard the fluttering of wings; but the birds were not yet defeated, for again and again they returned to the assault, jabbing his hands, his head, their little stabbing beaks sharp as pointed forks” (Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds). This enthralling scene is an excerpt from none other than Daphne du Maurier’s The Birds, and it inserts a perfect picture in the reader’s head of the suffering Nat is undergoing. In the short story The Birds, Nat must defend his family from the invasion of birds, and the author creates a suspenseful story with strong imagery during and after the raid of the birds.…
Frankenstein, “…wasn't expected to be a popular film, much less a breakout role for the unknown actor”, Boris Karloff, also known as Frankenstein (Biography.com). James Whale, and starred Colin Clive and Mae Clarke, which is based on the best-selling novel, Frankenstein, written by Shelley, released Frankenstein in 1931. It is a story of a young scientist trying to create life after one has died and the struggles and drama that come along with that. Even after 86 years, Frankenstein is still remembered as the best horror film of that time because of the impressive story of the monster who came alive, the astounding set design, and the incredible acting done by the actors like Boris Karloff as Frankenstein, Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein,…
This essay is a comparative study of two Absurd plays. But before we start with the essay let’s look at what the Theatre of the Absurd is. The ‘Theatre of the Absurd’ is a post- World War II concept. The first and the most important playwrights of this movement were Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, Arthur Adamov and Jean Genet. These plays focus on or represent the absurdity of human existence.…
Throughout Andrew’s journey, he is faced time after time with the struggle to perform a perfect 400Bpm (Beats per minute) double time swing. It’s not until the last scene that Andrew performs an impeccable double time swing. However, rather than hearing the success that Andrew has achieved, the audience is engulfed with a harrowing silence. The brief seconds of silence allows the audience to reflect on Andrew’s journey of self-destruction and what he has sacrificed to achieve success. Another technique that is utilized is the allegory to other artist that predict the future that Andrew has after achieving his goal.…
In 1938, Antonin Artaud brought to light the important factors that should be involved in making a play. Antonin Artaud was a French dramatist, poet, actor and director. In 1931, after watching a Balinese dance at the Paris Colonial Exposition, Artaud was inspired and wrote The Theatre and its Double. Mise en Scene is the set design and surroundings involved in a play, according to Artaud it has an import role in theatre. In his manifesto, he discussed theatres lack of images, dynamism and he called for an end to masterpieces.…