The Grotesque

Favorite word and why My favorite word is tintinnabulation. The word, while a mouthful, comes from my favorite poem of all time Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells." Residing in the first stanza, Poe created the word to describe the lingering sound a bell would make after it was struck. The entirety of the poem is based solely on onomatopoetic words relating to bells and the different sounds bells make depending on what material they are made out of. Poe uses different bells to represent different…

Donna and her young son named Tad went to Joe Camber's garage to fix thier car. While fixing the car, Donna saw Joe's dog, named Cujo, but he wasn't acting like himself. On a closer look she saw blood and an unknown substance on Cujo's face, this grotesque sight made Donna freeze. When Tad saw the scene he screamed and this made Donna get out of her frozen state and run to the car with Cujo chasing behind her. She gets to the car and closes the door just to hear Cujo hit the door. In the car,…

Almost every child in the world grows up learning, thinking, and accepting that eating the flesh of animals is good for you, drinking cow’s milk will make your bones strong, eating eggs for breakfast is a healthy meal, etc. I have believed all of these things for the majority of my life. As a child, I would drink cow’s milk even though I never enjoyed the taste of it simply because I was told that it will make you strong, healthy, and will help you grow. I would eat eggs in the morning because…

rug sat the boy king. He had a sickly smile, like that of a snake. His eyes met hers, for a brief flickering second, and the girl shivered in distaste. His eyes were clouded and watery. She wasn’t sure if he could see with them or if they were grotesque decorations that adorned his face. She watched, with anticipation, as the boy king raised his quivering pale hand. His veins ran down his arms in streaks of purple.…

(25th - 28th August) a new season focusing on films which traverse the railways of the world. The documentary is actually split into two parts. The first one shows a number of "episodes" occurring inside the wagons, which range from some almost grotesque sequences of people cutting meet and relieving carcasses of their feathers, to fairly "regular", of individuals carrying huge bundles of merchandise to sell to their destination. This part is mostly silent, and has a distinct art-house feel,…

In all of my 10 years of being the Inspector in Waknuk, I thought I have seen all forms of deviations and offenses. However, today’s discovery proved that the Devil is still creating new and vile creatures to try and steer mankind from the true image of God. It started off when Mr. James reported that a Deviant had somehow managed to enter his barn the night before but he was able to capture it. I quickly got dressed and rode on over to his farm on the outskirts of town. When I arrived at his…

Light, Darkness was difficult to watch, it shed Svankmajer’s opinion on the human life. I think the film provided a self-searching construction of the human body and mind with the boundaries of light and darkness. While the short contained several grotesque images, I think they were needed to prove the main point that humanity is equal parts beauty and…

The Great Gatsby is a novel which connects many factors in order to represent its themes and characters. Some of the most significant factors are the various settings of the story. In this novel, the settings are important because they reflect the personalities of some characters, tie closely to the American dream due to their proximity to New York, and suggest certain themes throughout the story. The majority of the settings in the story have characters who identify closely with them. In the…

Since after hiding from the Red Death for around six months, Prince Prospero, having a bizarre and eccentric taste in design, has thrown a magnificent and voluptuous masquerade encouraging the actions of promiscuity. For this grotesque masquerade, there were seven rooms the revelers resided in. Additionally, they all offered a variety of experiences and were colored differently: blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, and black. However, the revelers avoided the black room…

had to scramble to relocate throughout Italy, France, and Spain. This period led to what is now called Mannerism. Mannerism artists turned to producing paintings of people, often nudes, that were portrayed in strange poses and looking somewhat grotesque while odd themes were used and emotion looked horrifying. Michelangelo was the only painter from the High Renaissance to make into the late period. Over all, the Renaissance produced some of the most well known art ever created in…