Form (Compare & Contrast)

Throughout my English career (lol) I have discovered that form represents the barebone unit of a whole generation for rich literary narratives which allows an experience to translate itself into a dichotemy of comparing and contrasting techniques--not only limited to scribed and verbal experiences but visual ones such as in the Revolutionary paintings we discussed in class. For example, in Paradise Lost, I found a somewhat romantic character in Satan, his vastly whimsical motives compares him to Lady Liberty or any other "going against the grain" character within the paintings; A struggle nonetheless between characters and the alleged righteousness of their environment, which endows them with stubborness and tactical vices for overthrowing the structure and confinement of the powers that be.

Unlike much of what I have read before, Satan is always depicted as a tainted and unapologetic character, one that the reader can never sympathize with.

However, Satan in Paradise Lost is introduced as a revolutionary, railing against the powers that be, and whether the powers are godly or omniscient is not called to question, rather are those that defy the socialist and pedestined order truly evil or simply truly. On that optimistic note, one begs the question, what does it mean to be an American or better yet a person within a holistic spectrum of man vs. nature. Nature in this case being the imposing rule and tradition, and the counterparts who are led to believe that the determined values and beliefs allow no elbowroom for change and individualism. This is all food for thought because of the form of the text, which amplifys Milton's poetic scheme, a lyrical villanelle, as a progressive narration for the climactic scene between Satan and God. The variations in sentiment and diction of each character is what presumes my notion for revolution as a soulful entity within the whimsical character. Thus, revolution is what creates a dimensional character, a conflicted individual, because of the socialist and historical background within each experience.

This paves way to Red Calvary and the degneration of persons into animalistic and grotesque entities. Hence, compared to Satan, Gabriel is a whimsical character in search of the perfect utopia while Satan is in search of his own utopia. This is a great distinction between both experiences of the text, because Garbiel's utopia implys a shared one, while Satan's suggests a singular one. One asks, why? I ask how? How can Gabriel's learned behavior reflect a flaw in society, or a flaw in himself? Both. Well, first things first, Gabriel is made vulnerable by his prior exposure and knowledge,



that created a cause and affect for imposing rule and the

The Limbs of Revolution

Salvador Dali's "Soft Construction With Boiled Beans" (Premonition of Civil War)

Revolutionary Art