1. Meaning- The poem tells a story of a boy working with a saw. He gets called for dinner in which, the saw rumbles and cuts his hand. When the boy is taken to the doctor he tells his family to not let him cut his hand off completely. Then the doctor places some kind of drug on the boy which kills him. His family is unaffected since it wasn't them and "turned to their affairs."
2. Antecedent Scenario- The boy had been out cutting wood with a saw that had human qualities (personification). Everything changed when his mom called out for dinner time. It seemed as if the saw corresponded dinner with the boys hand.
3. The poem can be divided into what seems as a tone that is unattached.. literally and physically. The theme that I derived was to always stay conscious. It also had an undertone that people are only out for themselves. The scenario reminded me much of The Black Box.
4. What makes the poem stand out is the absurdity of the whole situation. The boy and the saw seem to be the only two who have any emotion and their emotions are foils of each other.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Tobermory explained
If he was trying German irregular verbs on the poor beast," said Clovis, "he deserved all he got."
This story is categorized as existentialism which means that there is no true plot or theme. It is open to interpretation. The tone is almost a desert dry humor or mockery.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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