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1st person: I put on my shirt, brush off my shoes with a piece of paper, and listen to the sound of a bell that seems to run through the passageways of the house until it arrives at my door. … Continue reading →

“Aura” Points of view Group Members: Chi Z., Myra K., Diana R. “Translating” page 836, first paragraph from section 2 First Person The old woman laughs sharply and tells me that she is grateful for my kindness and that the … Continue reading →

Below are some of your more poignant comments about themes and motifs that connect all three of these works to Endgame. Think about these comments carefully, as it will help you to put this half of the semester in perspective, … Continue reading →

In Stephane Mallarme’s poem, “The Virginal, Vibrant, and Beautiful Dawn”, the author describes the setting as a “hard lake haunted beneath the ice”, establishing a rather gloomy and melancholy mood. The swan depicted in the poem seems to face the … Continue reading →

A reader could draw a few  thematic comparisons between “The Virginal, Vibrant, and Beautiful Dawn”, and  the Endgame. However, I believe the overarching theme in both is the idea of being trapped within the our personal barriers as well as … Continue reading →

I agreed with many of the points you made throughout your response such as the symbolic meaning behind Gregors meaningless life style and how out of all the animals he could have been transformed into a cockroach. As you wrote, … Continue reading →

In both  “Endgame” and the short film “Breath”, there seems to be a concept that connects the both of them, that concept is suffering. Suffering can be seen in “Breath” by the person that is gasping for air, struggling to breathe it doesn’t … Continue reading →

The short film “Breath” and Samuel Beckett’s endgame both portray the theme of suffering.In Endgame, the character Hamm is blind and disabled in a wheelchair. When Hamm quotes “Can there be misery loftier than mine? No doubt. Formerly. But Now?”, … Continue reading →

Group Members: Chi Zhang, Myra Khan, Diana Rodriguez The short film “Breath” relates to the theme of being trapped in the play “Endgame”. The short film shows a pile of junk in a small confined space. On top of the … Continue reading →

Theme: Endgame Group Members: Radia, Elizaveta, and Mel     Comment #1 – Elizaveta – BREATH     In the Samuel Beckett’s play Endgame, characters stuck in the daily routine with each other and cannot break out of it. They are close … Continue reading →