Analysis Of Dr. Karol Ospiciwicz's Poem

Walking into the room is like stepping foot into a refurbished disaster relief zone. At first glance everything seems neat and orderly, but it’s an illusion. The first thing that will catch your eye is the giant painting of the phantom and his wife. Then there are papers strewn about his desk in what seems to be no particular order, however it is obvious from their gentle creases that there is a method behind the madness. These two objects in Dr. Karol Ospiciwicz’s, or Dr. O as he likes to be called room, perfectly encompasses everyone’s favorite existentialist psychology professor. Dr. O is just like his room, a mess gone right. Why is there a giant painting sitting smartly on the ground leaning against the side wall in an office barely large enough to house a desk and a space for chairs? Well, according to Dr. O it’s because “I like it.” That’s the exact staunch attitude that he takes to life. His dismissive attitude leaves many of his students questioning whether or not he is a nihilist. …show more content…
O, it is necessary to delve deeper than the surface. This journey truly begins when he explains why he does the simply random things that he does. First let’s return to the original question posed: why there is a portrait in the tiny room. “Well it’s because I love the character, he represents the juxtaposition between humanity and God by disguising himself as human but retaining the power of a god.” For Dr. O this character shows what a god sees when he sees humanity. Dr. O applies this same principle to his own appearance. In order to teach he believes, “it is necessary for the students to associate with me.” That’s why he always wears a slightly crumpled dress shirt and an interchangeable pair of shorts or jeans. It’s his form of camouflage to blend in with the wild college students that attend his lecture. He wears this garb not because he does not care about what people think of him, but because he’s looking for any means to truly