ENG235H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Metanarrative, Orgasm, Libido
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Pg 581: how satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface : walking through snow, drawing, thompson writing this story self-reflexive narrative (demonstrates awareness of its own creation) Journey of age, transition from childhood teenage adulthood. Last pages could be about character walking through snow and thinking about how satisfying it is, or about craig thompson finishing the story and thinking about how satisfying it is. 582 no matter how temporary : no sounds or texts, temporal being/temporality christianity, belief in god, our marks upon this earth, male-female relationships, note: making marks on surface = concrete; temporality = abstract. Story a story you used to love as a kid, might forget it later on; where will this book be in 5 years, 10, His temporary place on: paradox making marks on surface = permanent (e. g. , ink this earth on paper) How to reconcile this permanence w/ temporality? our dreams to leave a mark on earth.