There are wide angle shots of the apes and animals working and gathering fruits alongside each other, creating a sense of unity in the struggle to survive. ... Though the bones gave the apes the power to hunt for animals easier, it also taught them how to be violent out of the fear of losing power. ... Freud's central mechanisms of the dream work (condensation, displacement, and fusion of opposites) helped structure "Meshes of the Afternoon" in a way that mimics a looping nightmare. ...

• Word Count: 2216
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Though he "once [his] fancy was soothed with dreams virtue, of fame, and of enjoyment", the creature makes the pessimistic observation that he is condemned to misery. ... In the creature's first days, he is a frightened, dazed animal seeking nothing but sustenance and protection. ...

• Word Count: 1509
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate