Fantasy vs. Reality Silently, my senses begin to abandon their rationale…who is to say then what is real? The world that we live in, the reality, which we are a part of, is small and thus limited. That is why, in his infinite capacity for potential improvement, man created fantasy. Fantasy is BIG! To a certain extent it is more imaginative, more exciting, and more fun. Fantasy is like a lake where man throws all his ideas and dreams, and then he dives on in from the springboard of imagination. So, jump in to the lake. Why not? Just make sure that when you jump in to the lake you know how to get back from where you came from. Because, no matter how big a fantasy is, to the point that it somehow changes our perception of what is real and what is not, we should still be able to determine what is just a product of the imagination and what is really real. That no matter how extraordinary and cunning fantasy may be, we should still be able to distinguish one from the other, we should still be able to tell apart what is just mere fantasy and what is reality. And in Edith Tiempo's Serpemt from the Charmer's Box we are going to encounter a great deal of images, mixing imagination with reality. In the first ten lines, the poem starts it off with a picture of a sudden city that crowds into the leaves of the mango. The section of the sudden city is a product of the imagination, that by the very idea of the word "sudden," it means that it was thought of instantly and unexpectedly, something that just "popped up" into an idea. The unexpected presence of a sudden city is somewhat indicative of an illusion. And that "sudden city" that crowds into the leaves of the mango refers to the blending of the imagination and reality. Th... ... middle of paper ... ... that image to be just a product of the imagination. Again, just to reiterate the point, in identifying a certain image to be just a fantasy or an imagination, one can be charmed or stunned by it and in the process remain in the state of imagination and be detached from reality or one can come to grips, meaning to be still in touch with reality, with what is really real and true. The poem is basically just about the distinction of imagination and reality. That imagination does exist and it can be just as powerful as reality can be. And it is up to the person how he/she is going to handle the tool of imagination. It's either that one can get swayed by it or one can easily reject it. But nevertheless, reality and imagination co-exist, the present and the same time, the vision. And so, one should never underestimate nor undermine the power of the imagination.
... poem reflects upon the skeptical poet sitting writing this and moves towards a center ground of realization that while they may be forcing false ideas onto the population that reads their work, they cannot justify either way if the "Dream" that they are creating is reality or just a figment of their imagination which the people are now sucked into believing.
An essential difference, then, between realism and magical realism involves the intentionality implicit in the conventions of the two modes…realism intends its version of the world as a singular version, as an objective (hence ...
The elements in the poem work very well together to help set the theme of this poem. The tone set the overall mood of the poem, so show that it was rushed but not in a chaotic way. The imagery helps to show us little details of the setting, which are very helpful. And finally, the figures of speech, help the reader to compare the scene to things they have experienced in their lifetime to fully understand the poem.
How does one determine what is reality and what is a fantasy? One’s own reality can be skewed by emotions such as greed and obsession. In literature writers often use such emotions to bring their stories to a climax and resolution. In the novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton the character John Hammond’s obsessive and stubborn behavior and delusions inviability lead to his own demise. Hammond desires to have control over his project no matter what the cost ends up being is the root of his selfishness and stubbornness. This stubbornness is what enabled Hammond to become naive to the dangers of his park.
It is a long and unusual journey. I still wonder what it really is. I read the selections of four wonderful authors and I am still a little confused about the real history and theory of magical realism. I do know that before a person gets into this idea of magical realism, he or she really has to have a big imagination and willingness to learn about it. I guess what I am trying to say is that magical realism depends on who a person is and what a person is willing to believe.
...le to actually say its real. There are three reasons why we study Realism: (1) for the historical significance: (2) for its popularity as a commonsense, or naïve, way of knowing: (3) for its educational importance (Gutek, 2004). The reason we use realism in school is so that we can show the students the five senses and so they can actually have a first hand of what realism actually is. Even though we are thought this in school about things not being real we yet somehow always manage to make things up in our heads and actually make things appear real. One of the things that the schools have been doing for a very long time is something called “show and tell”. This is great for the younger kids to actually understand the concept of what show and tell is really all about because you actually involve the students and they can actually see all the five senses.
most evil characters and he is a character who stands out among all of the
Imagination is the action of creating new ideas, scenarios, or concepts that are not present. It is the ability to form a mental image of anything that is not perceived through senses. It’s the ability of the mind to build mental scenes, objects or events that do not exist or are not there or have never happened. “...the pleasures of the imagination exist because they hijack mental system that have evolved for real world pleasure. We enjoy imaginative experiences because at some level we don’t distinguish them from real ones.” (pg.577 parg 4, Bloom)
I found that throughout this poem there was much symbolism within it. Identifying that it was written in first person form showed that this poem relates to the author on a personal basis, and that it was probably written to symbolize his life. But when talking about people’s lives, you can conclude that people’s lives are generally and individually very diffe...
Along with the imagery we get from the title, there is a lot of imagery within this poem. Let us start with the first three lines:
...a silence deep and white” (Line,4) they are talking about how the white snow is beautiful and, how it looks like to me this is a love of nature to some maybe not.Last one is Intuition over fact in this quote “Father,who makes the snow?” (Line,22) says his daughter, “And told of the good All father” (Line,23) and lastly “Who cares for us here below” (Line,24) he is talking about and all father which i believe he is talking about god,and this is a great characteristic for this poem.
The use of realism versus illusion is very evident through multiple characters within the works The men in the Loman family in “Death of a Salesman” live in a dreamlike state waiting for the American Dream to influence their lives for the better yet they never complete any actions that would lead them to the success they so desire. . In “A Streetcar Named Desire” the women are in an elusive state as they look for the perfect relationship, but cannot grasp one due to the events that took place in their
“I don’t want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic! I try to give that to people. I misrepresent things to them I don’t tell truth, I tell what ought to be truth. And if that is sinful, then let me be damned for it!” (Williams, 2009, p. 738).
had ever learned and thought to be true and must “begin again from the first foundations”
This piece of the poem is full of the images of nature. The image of sun and the moon can be find throughout the whole work, but in this part it probably poses as a symbol of rationality and intellect. Its function differs from the function of the moon and its light shines its rays of light on things to make them clearer, more comprehensible and earthly. T...