{"id":646,"date":"2017-03-29T11:50:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T15:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamiltoncs.org\/lit220\/?p=646"},"modified":"2017-03-29T11:50:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T15:50:42","slug":"blurry-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamiltoncs.org\/lit220\/uncategorized\/blurry-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Blurry Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I’m unsure how relevant and interesting this\u00a0thought on Une Semaine de Bont\u00e9<\/em> might be, the same thought keeps creeping back into\u00a0my mind as we’ve looked further into Ernst’s collage-novel this week, so I figured I’d share…<\/p>\n

Reading this work has reminded of reading or viewing children’s books or movies… as an adult. As I leaf through the pages, admiring Ernst’s meticulously crafted images, I notice that I feel an odd emotion I experienced when I turned 20. My friend had told me to go back and watch old Disney movies. She noted that as an adult, it’s funny to look back on what were once simply colorful displays of princesses\u00a0and\u00a0pick up on some of the hidden inappropriate symbols or themes. For some reason, reading Une Semaine de Bont\u00e9<\/em> has made me feel this weird emotion again. I feel as though I’m looking at this images a few times over, seeing lines and shapes, but it is not until the 4th time that I view all the images together that I am able to discover the violence, brutality, and hyper-sexualization that exist among the pictures.\u00a0To me, the commentary\u00a0Ernst is making\u00a0is not strikingly obvious right off the bat.<\/p>\n

Although I’m not sure if other people can relate to this sentiment, I figured I’d share anyways!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While I’m unsure how relevant and interesting this\u00a0thought on Une Semaine de Bont\u00e9 might be, the same thought keeps creeping back into\u00a0my mind as we’ve looked further into Ernst’s collage-novel this week, so I figured I’d share… Reading this work has reminded of reading or viewing children’s books or movies… as an adult. As I … <\/p>\n

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