Re: Salinger turns to the Dark Side
bethany edstrom (bethanyedstrom@hotmail.com)
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:50:02 -0500 (CDT)
Jason and Jim,
I've enjoyed this 'Star Wars' thread, off topic though it may be. I taught
the trilogy to my freshmen this spring--stuck it on the syllabus right after
Oedipus Rex and Hamlet, and discussed these works with regard to themes like
family/generational struggles, roots and identity, fate and the
supernatural, and a few others that came up spontaneously as we discussed. I
also introduced the concept of the hero outlined in Joseph Campbell's work.
I've really enjoyed the religious debate that's been going on here, and I'm
taking notes for next year...
Jason, will you just clarify one thing (a minor point after all the good vs.
evil stuff)? In your original post on the subject, you referred to Star Wars
as being told from the POV of the two droids. The idea is fascinating, but
by the strict definition of POV it can't be right, because the droids are
not present in every single scene... therefore they would have to be getting
some of their information secondhand. C3PO (and R2 also, in his/her/its own
way) does provide a hilarious running commentary on the events of the movie,
functioning more like a Greek chorus than anythings else. I've thought about
it, and as much as I like your idea I can't help but think that the droids
provide comic relief, and just comic relief.
I'd be interested to know, though, exactly what you meant when you said the
movies are told from the POV of the droids... Tell me, if only to save me
from watching the whole trilogy again while I should be working.
Thanks,
Bethany
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