The Uncontrollable Forces of Desire
Desire is a consuming force that causes the body to act without consulting the mind. Sappho’s fragments in, If Not, Winter, creates experiences in which; eros produces a gap between the subject and the desired object. Eros is composed of the powerful, unconstrained forces of desire, attraction, and love. It has complete dominance over a person who is longing after another. The use of syntax, simile, and overt symbolism within fragment 105A; allows Sappho’s readers to experience the uncontrollable forces of desire and attraction which govern a person who is longing after an individual that can never be obtained. This ultimately creates a tangible distance between the subject and the object she desires. In …show more content…
The “sweetapple” symbolizes the desired object, while the “applepicker” is the subject who is aggressively endeavoring to acquire the object, despite the physical impracticality. The incompleteness of the simile allows the readers to relate to the feelings the subject is experiencing, during this longing. The iteration of the word ‘high’ is used to emphasize how inferior the subject is to the desired object. The “highest branch” symbolizes someone of utmost power, importance or beauty, while also asserting a dominance over the other branches. In the line “as the sweetapple reddens on a high branch,” the word ‘reddens’ show that time is passing, and the high branch gives the illusion that the subject already knows that the object is out of their grasp. The time passing is the torturous waiting game in which the subject hopes the intense feelings of desire is reciprocated back. The individual is completely infatuated with getting the ‘sweetapple’. Eventually the longing becomes unbearable and the subject is forced to give up on this desire. This is expressed in the line “were unable to reach.” The act of yearning after something that could never be acquired can make the subject crazy because she knows that her wants will never be fulfilled but cannot help but chase after the unattainable object. Ultimately, this fragment tells a story of a person passionately desiring someone …show more content…
This inevitably, derives madness within the subject who is in the pursuit of another. Although it is impractical, unrealistic and makes no logical sense to pursue this object, the subject has no control over these thoughts. Eros has control over the mind and without being able to act with rationality madness begins to consume the mind. This ultimately leads to a gap because the subject will never fully obtain what she longs for. As tie progress, the fight for a control over one’s emotions leads to the decline in the mental state of the subject. Although, the individual is essentially being consumed by the forces of eros, the object is oblivious to this. The love is single sided and is the perspective of the subject. This increase the distance and causes the subject to lose all sense of mind, in attempts to fill the void. Eros is composed of the powerful force of desire and it is important to learn how to control such feelings in order to stay sane. Sometimes giving up on the chase, and returning to conscious reasoning is best, as emphasized in fragment 105A, the applepickers “were unable to
Desire is a consuming force that causes the body to act without consulting the mind. Sappho’s fragments in, If Not, Winter, creates experiences in which; eros produces a gap between the subject and the desired object. Eros is composed of the powerful, unconstrained forces of desire, attraction, and love. It has complete dominance over a person who is longing after another. The use of syntax, simile, and overt symbolism within fragment 105A; allows Sappho’s readers to experience the uncontrollable forces of desire and attraction which govern a person who is longing after an individual that can never be obtained. This ultimately creates a tangible distance between the subject and the object she desires. In …show more content…
The “sweetapple” symbolizes the desired object, while the “applepicker” is the subject who is aggressively endeavoring to acquire the object, despite the physical impracticality. The incompleteness of the simile allows the readers to relate to the feelings the subject is experiencing, during this longing. The iteration of the word ‘high’ is used to emphasize how inferior the subject is to the desired object. The “highest branch” symbolizes someone of utmost power, importance or beauty, while also asserting a dominance over the other branches. In the line “as the sweetapple reddens on a high branch,” the word ‘reddens’ show that time is passing, and the high branch gives the illusion that the subject already knows that the object is out of their grasp. The time passing is the torturous waiting game in which the subject hopes the intense feelings of desire is reciprocated back. The individual is completely infatuated with getting the ‘sweetapple’. Eventually the longing becomes unbearable and the subject is forced to give up on this desire. This is expressed in the line “were unable to reach.” The act of yearning after something that could never be acquired can make the subject crazy because she knows that her wants will never be fulfilled but cannot help but chase after the unattainable object. Ultimately, this fragment tells a story of a person passionately desiring someone …show more content…
This inevitably, derives madness within the subject who is in the pursuit of another. Although it is impractical, unrealistic and makes no logical sense to pursue this object, the subject has no control over these thoughts. Eros has control over the mind and without being able to act with rationality madness begins to consume the mind. This ultimately leads to a gap because the subject will never fully obtain what she longs for. As tie progress, the fight for a control over one’s emotions leads to the decline in the mental state of the subject. Although, the individual is essentially being consumed by the forces of eros, the object is oblivious to this. The love is single sided and is the perspective of the subject. This increase the distance and causes the subject to lose all sense of mind, in attempts to fill the void. Eros is composed of the powerful force of desire and it is important to learn how to control such feelings in order to stay sane. Sometimes giving up on the chase, and returning to conscious reasoning is best, as emphasized in fragment 105A, the applepickers “were unable to