“The Husband’s Message” is a tale recounted by a wooden rune-staff that has runes inscribed on it. It tells the story of a man forced to leave his homeland and after time he is able to send an encoded message to his wife requesting her to join him. The poem alludes to the origin of the rune-staff in which carries the message to the wife but exemplifies the failure of communication as she does not understand the runes carved into the staff. The incomprehensible message thus presents the text as a frame for the runes, giving context that allows for interpretation. Through the analysis of this poem, the use of the runes can be observed in a parallel fashion to the modern production and provide insight into the encoding process.
Media is a physicality through which some message or information passes thus the physical material objects are designed to facilitate communication. However, as seen in Figure-1 “The Husband’s Message” itself has been physically compromised. Despite the gaps, the reader attempts to interpret the poem nonetheless, but the runes presented cannot be interpreted as there are simply not enough of them …show more content…
Contextual clues in “The Student’s Message” such as the ABBA lyrics, “looking for a place to go,” is an effort to allude to the encoded message similar to lines 51-53 in “The Husband’s Message”. Also, music and shoe puns act as a primer that allows the message to be accessed as they are integral parts of dancing and produce a specific cultural thought process. Thus, the poem signifies the failure of communication in the modern era via textual material. Although society has become far more visual, the combination of textuality and visuality is not enough to solely communicate the message. Therefore, the necessity of the frame is produced as there is degradation accompanying the encoding
Media is a physicality through which some message or information passes thus the physical material objects are designed to facilitate communication. However, as seen in Figure-1 “The Husband’s Message” itself has been physically compromised. Despite the gaps, the reader attempts to interpret the poem nonetheless, but the runes presented cannot be interpreted as there are simply not enough of them …show more content…
Contextual clues in “The Student’s Message” such as the ABBA lyrics, “looking for a place to go,” is an effort to allude to the encoded message similar to lines 51-53 in “The Husband’s Message”. Also, music and shoe puns act as a primer that allows the message to be accessed as they are integral parts of dancing and produce a specific cultural thought process. Thus, the poem signifies the failure of communication in the modern era via textual material. Although society has become far more visual, the combination of textuality and visuality is not enough to solely communicate the message. Therefore, the necessity of the frame is produced as there is degradation accompanying the encoding