An Analysis of the Dream Visions Depicted in Pearl and Solaris.
The medieval poem, Pearl, and the science fiction drama, Solaris, offer two uniquely similar takes on the "dream vision" genre. The narratives are based around the notion of loss and the spiritual and physical affects of that loss on those that mourn it. Solaris, directed by Steven Soderbergh, is arguably the cinematic incarnation of the Pearl poet's literary poem, albeit with a more existential twist. The film takes the conventions of the dream vision employed by the Pearl poet, and gives them an existential slant by applying the poem's "if clause" and its religious themes to notions of reality, existence, and the consequences that manifest themselves as alternatives to both. Comparing the two works not only enhances our appreciation for them, but it also allows us to form new and significant interpretations about the notions of divinity and mortality. .
Despite Solaris" sci-fi extensions and applications, and its distinct cultural differences when compared to those of Pearl's, we cannot ignore the parallels between both works simply because the poem's dream vision revolves around the speaker's daughter and the film's centers on the main character's wife. Instead, we must embrace the different, yet similar, portrayals of mortality and the prospect of divinity that are at the heart of both a fourteenth century alliterative poem and a 2002 science fiction film. These parallel frameworks, in respect to the conventions of the dream vision, are similar yet different, due to the changes in cultural perspectives and theory that a gap of six centuries will have on any work. And even though their world views of this life and the next are different, their respective depictions of those views are essential to the analysis nonetheless.
Pearl, like Solaris, is often debated as being a "consolation," a "primarily didactic" work within the dream vision genre that adapts certain narrative conventions of that genre to make the work function as an allegory (Prior 21).
Solaris is a remake to a 1972 film of the same name. ... In Solaris, the director goes for a very slow pace where acting and moods take the attention of the viewer. ... The problem with this approach is that Solaris is only for a restricted group of people. ... Solaris is likely to please any filmgoer who adores not entertainment in films, but thinking. ... Solaris is extremely moody and soaked in tone. ...
SOLARIS A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL "SOLARIS-. The novel solaris, which i read in english raises a few phylosofical ideas, regarding the subcuncious, its powers and the profounity of human mind,desires and preversion. ... - the story takes place in a space station flying over the star solaris. ... Giberian represents the cold science, the data and cold facts of the solaris expieriance. ... THE SOLARIS MOVIE, 20th CENTURY FOX, 2002. ...
Two particular types of conflict that occurred were person vs. culture, and person vs. person. A major type of conflict that arose in the novel, The Pearl was person vs. culture. ... The conflict of Kino vs. his culture is resolved when Kino finally throws the pearl back to the water and let it go. ... Another type of conflict that occurred in the novel, The Pearl was person vs. person, between Kino, and his wife, Juana. ... Person vs. culture, and person vs. person were two major conflicts in The Pearl. ...
This never-ending war for individual freedom has resulted in an inevitable Yin Yang, conflict of values, a creation of heaven vs. hell, and thus concluded to an ideological battle of Good vs. ... This disagreement of Good Vs. ... Good vs. ... Good vs. ... Daniel Pearl was held captive until the demands of the militant group were met. ...
Lyngvo-stylistical analysis of the extract from John Steinbeck's lyrical story The Pearl- A lyrical story of John Steinbeck is called The Pearl-. ... The main idea of the text is bad luck, which is simbolised by The Pearl-. All the action in the text is set around the Pearl. ... The pearl is a symbol. ... For beggars the pearls find means bigger alms, for the doctor the pearl is a symbol of luxury, Paris, etc., for Kino it is probably a symbol of a lucky family life. ...
The Symbol of Pearl In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother, Hester Prynne, and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the ...
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. ... It is highly ironic that Hester's largest signs, the letter A and Pearl herself are the symbols of her sin, but Pearl is also the symbol of her happiness. ... This quote shows that Hester sometimes regrets Pearl's birth. ... Pearl is shown in a negative light, the town viewed her as a child of witchcraft and evil. ... In chapter fourteen by the ocean, Pearl "came to a full stop, and peeped curiously into a pool, left by the retiring tide as a mirror for...
Pearl, is an effective and dynamic character in, "The Scarlet Letter." ... As a result of Pearl's seclusion from society, nature sympathizes with Pearl, which can be seen with the role of the sunshine in the forest. The sunshine is grateful for Pearl, accepting her as an equal. ... Pearl questions Mistress Hibbins about what the minister hides. ... Hawthorn says once Pearl kissed Dimmesdale, "a spell was broken....
