An Illustration of J.K. Rowling and Kyra Sedgwick has been shown...
Rowling is clearly thinking here, " I have more money than the Queen but do you really need to be in my face taking my picture like that. Oh well, I hope it doesnt end up on the internet to be googled by those Harry Potter freaks.
Sedgewick, on the other hand, is surely feeling uncomfortable " I cannot hold this pose much longer, my back has gone numb. I wonder if my hair look good, is my face in the light; here, let me pout my lips a little more...How easy is it to read the thoughts of another...
Does Latimer really have the supernatural powers he thinks he does?
Well, his vision of Prague first stimulates this ability, and upon visiting the city he affirms his notions that his vision was in fact accurate. Latimer is highly susceptible to art, though, and the bridge at Prague is one of the most painted bridges in the world. Perhaps, this man simply saw an image, remembered it vividly, and traveled there to affirm this image in his head.
So why can he not read Bertha's mind..? She is fun. If you want someone to be something you will project those desired traits onto that person. So what does Bertha actually do? She plays with his mind by not revealing to him a whole lot, thereby leaving room for speculation.
Giorgianni's cruel eyed woman is the painting he views when he thinks about the elder Bertha; his wife. When someone who doesn't need anyone or anything exercises their control over a weak, needy person, that former individual is worshipped by the latter. Just as the critic is loved by the one who is always praised. Latimer believes that he can move her, possibly relating back to his demanding father and his mother who worshipped him and then died.
Latimer sees himself as dying. Plain and simple. Yet he still views himself as a genius, mentally exceptional -not exceptionally mental- but feels that he needs something more to compliment his already overwhelming intellect. His soul is drastically lower than that of the poet for they can write- he cannot- and they have hope of one day having their work read.
Jean Jacque's Confessions. Latimer contrasts his poetical self with the realistic constantly. He refers to himself as a Romantic and believes Bertha to be attracted to that romanticism.
tagcrowd.com
etc.princeton.
project gutneberg
sarah olinger link
Does Latimer really have the supernatural powers he thinks he does?
Well, his vision of Prague first stimulates this ability, and upon visiting the city he affirms his notions that his vision was in fact accurate. Latimer is highly susceptible to art, though, and the bridge at Prague is one of the most painted bridges in the world. Perhaps, this man simply saw an image, remembered it vividly, and traveled there to affirm this image in his head.
So why can he not read Bertha's mind..? She is fun. If you want someone to be something you will project those desired traits onto that person. So what does Bertha actually do? She plays with his mind by not revealing to him a whole lot, thereby leaving room for speculation.
Giorgianni's cruel eyed woman is the painting he views when he thinks about the elder Bertha; his wife. When someone who doesn't need anyone or anything exercises their control over a weak, needy person, that former individual is worshipped by the latter. Just as the critic is loved by the one who is always praised. Latimer believes that he can move her, possibly relating back to his demanding father and his mother who worshipped him and then died.
Latimer sees himself as dying. Plain and simple. Yet he still views himself as a genius, mentally exceptional -not exceptionally mental- but feels that he needs something more to compliment his already overwhelming intellect. His soul is drastically lower than that of the poet for they can write- he cannot- and they have hope of one day having their work read.
Jean Jacque's Confessions. Latimer contrasts his poetical self with the realistic constantly. He refers to himself as a Romantic and believes Bertha to be attracted to that romanticism.
tagcrowd.com
etc.princeton.
project gutneberg
sarah olinger link
Is Latimer like Victor?
As Victor struggled to be the greatest scientist of his day he naively believed he could achieve supernatural feats. His own shortsightedness failed to take into account the implications of such an experiment, and thus he lead an irresponsible failure. Latimer, here too, is positive that he can achieve something supernatural. His belief that he has the ability to see future events and read peoples minds is a sad projection of what he innermost desires within the world. Many could make the argument that Victor and the monster were one and the same; Victor becoming that which he created. Well the same could be said for Latimer. He convinces himself wholeheartedly that he can do these things. He becomes a character that he has created for himself, and in the process never stops to think of the moral implications of such a duplicitous lifestyle.
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