songs of innocence and experience

I like the consistency of the usage of trees. Their meaning protection and always covering is lovely imagery that carries throughout the book. The play of darkness and light and innocence with experience is very nice and the heavy shadow shelter and the darkness of experience is a nice contradiction, that is understood clearly. the mixture of colors and blending of light creates more twisting which relates to the trees and their twisting. this consistency of twisting being experience becomes more prevalent as the story goes on.

Songs of Innocence and of Experience

In the book, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, the images shown in the book play a major role in what William Blake is trying to express. For instance, the colors play an important role in setting the mood for what is occurring. Whether it is dark or light colors being used you can assume they are there for a reason which is to set the mood for the event occurring. Also I find it very intriguing that Blake uses symbolism and repetition to signal different meanings. The most obvious being the shape and purpose of the tree. For example, the trees can be used as a sign of protection and are repeated several times throughout this book. Therefore I enjoyed the concepts and images used as symbolism in this book.

moby dick

The book and the movie seem to go together, almost like they were meant for each other. I don't think I would like the movie with out the details give reading and I don't think I would like the reading with out the visuals the movie gives. The story is interesting but I feel it has no attractiveness and one really has to fight to get to it. the reading is quite ascriptive and elaborate as oppose to the movie where many pieces seemed assumed that the viewer knew. However, the part of the story given seemed somewhat interesting.

war of the worlds

I liked the radio version much more then the written copy. The written copy was very factual and boring. although the radio broadcast was factual it was not as boring because of how dramatized it was and the build up and hearing the reactions, and realistic tactic used.

Innocence vs Experience

I love the fact that Blake plays with the concept of innocence and experience throughout his work. He uses multimedia as a ballad or musical flare to his work. I think its very interesting that he depicts both concepts through trees. As the reader, one sees the difference between these two concepts very distinctly. Innocence is portrayed by a sturdy, tall and broad tree. This tree is often full of life and lacks imperfection. However, experience is portrayed by a tree with either tightly or loosely wound vines wrapping itself along the trunk or through its branches. In this perception, one can come to the conclusion that Blake's interpretation of experience is something like "twisted fate". This phrase can signify that the course of one's life may be uncontrolled by one's actions but bettered by one's experiences. Ironically, through innocence, one may fall short of the many experiences they will overcome.

Echoing Green(ery)

For some reason, from the very beginning I've been finding the repetition of the tree designs in Blake's illustrations. Especially the intertwined trees or vines. In almost every illumination, there was at least one twisted branch, trunk, or twig. I think it's fairly obvious that the twisted trees are an a attempt to convey the idea of innocence vs. experience or good vs. evil, and that such conflicting ideas could be so closely linked. I also found it interesting that, as was mentioned in class, the trees represent a connection to the Earth as well as reaching up for Heaven. I think that this accurately conveys Blake's religious beliefs. We learned that he followed the Bible, but was wary of organized religion. The idea of being rooted to Earth yet yearning for Heaven would accurately describe the trials of the faithful: being a part of the earthly world and yet longing Heaven.

The Ecchoing Green

Multimedia vs. The Ecchoing Green.
In the Ecchoing there are many different factors of multimedia that contribute to the significance of the piece. Through the style of the writing, one will find the repition of rhyming, this creates a flow to the piece that almost resembles a song. This rhyming also acts on word "Ecchoing" in the title which adds to the importance of the similar sounding words. Another factor which incorperates multimedia is the pictures. In the first illustration it shows a family dancing and showing affection under a tree that resemebles protection. In the second photo where it talks about the sun desending and birds in thier nest ready for rest, the protective tree lost its color and branches. Through this it loses its sense of protection. On the tree people appear to be tempting the family with fruit (figurtive meaning of innocence). The second photo shows a more grown-up and independent family. It almost looks like the father in the photo is pointing the children off onto their own paths for life, and they are now off on their own.