Frankenstein

"Remember, that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel". (page 69) I found this quote to be very interesting. It almost emphasized the situational irony in my previous blog. Even the creation knew he should have been accepted with open arms by his creator. He alludes to the Bible by saying that he should have been Adam, the first creation of God. The creation is implicating that Victor was trying to play God. This adds to the theme of creation. Victor should not have done his experiment due to the morals surrounding his work. He is not God, yet he strived to achieve what God does. In addition, the creature recognizes that he is seen as the devil by Victor. This seems to cause sympathy towards him because he has no one else in the world. Even his creator fears him. I think that this also proves that Victor should not have created him since he has made him live in a life of sadness. The selfishness of Victor is portrayed in this one quote made by his creation.

Frankenstein

"I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but not that I had finished, the beauty of my dream vanished, and the breathless horror and disgust filled my heart". (page 35) The literary device used in this quote from the story is situational irony. Victor had dedicated so much time and became obssessed with achieving his creation. When it was completed, it would be expected that he would be thrilled and proud. Instead, he is in shock of what he did and completely afraid of the creature he once believed was beautiful. He could not even look at it, and he hid from it too. This provides situational irony due to the fact Victor reacted in an unexpected way. This scene also supports the theme of creation and the right or ability to create. Victor continually thought can I do it, and became obsessed with the goal of achieving his creation. This caused him to lack in the moral thinking of his work. It doesn't matter if you can do something if it does not help society or should not be done. This is something quickly realized by Victor. He should have thought about if he SHOULD do it instead.

The Kite Runner:3

"I saw something I'll never forget: Hassan serving drinks to Assef and Wali from a silver platter" (page 100).
Literary term: Situational Irony
The scene occuring at the end of Chapter 8 displays situational irony. This is due to the fact that Amir was in awe that Hassan is serving these boys who have scarred him for life. Instead of not serving them or standing up for himself, Hassan is gentleman and goes and does his job. He does not let his emotions show, and it surprises Amir that he can treat those people like royalty when they treated him like dirt. The situational irony here does two things. The first is that it reveals what kind of a person Hassan is. He is not someone who stands up for himself. He bottles up his emotions, and this just intensifies the emotional damage he is holding in since he is facing those who raped him. The fact that he does not retaliate even there shows that he is a person of character. In addition, I think that this scene emphasizes the theme of guilt since Amir sees it. It shows that he lets the injustice affect him more than Hassan does, and he is the one who actually experienced the horror. I think that this shows that the betrayal has an effect on people that cannot be explained.

POUI Blog #4

"APO 96225" was my favorite poem that I read this week. I easily understood this poem when I read it. I think that by reading The Things They Carried it made it easier to understand this. Instantly, I was reminded of this book when I read it. The poem shows how little they want to know. The father says "Please do not write such depressing letters." (line 16). The people cannot handle the truth of what is going on. This is sad that the soldier cannot even talk to his parents about what he is experiencing. The public is not able to understand, and they just have to support and act like they care. In reality, the parents could not handle what is truly going on because they cannot face the truth. The situational irony really supportst this poem because although the mom begs to know the truth, when she hears it she is upset and does not know why her son would say that to her. This proves how little the public would know as a result of the inablity to handle the truth of the war.