English 3700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Deconstruction, Protestantism, Psychoanalysis
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This is hebrew for married but it is a reference to william blake. According to one of the leading blake critiques, beulah is a dreamy paradise land where the sexes re divided, but converge together blissfully in shameless selflessness. It can be access through a totally fallen world - ulro. There is thus a highly mythological part to this text, which the novel is strategically trying to do. This takes an event or an idea or concept, and uses it as a symbol. But really, it is something that is exemplary, and helps us understand the present situation. The holocaust is an example. it is a major historical event, the import of which shouldn"t be forgotten. However, it can also be looked at as a paradime, and what it means symbolically for our current situation. The holocaust is important thus, for understanding how power works in contemporary societies.
