Comments | hermione_vader: Why do I keep watching Heroes, again?

hermione_vader

Why do I keep watching Heroes, again?

Sep 08, 2009 16:50

Okay, so I'm in my "Practical Criticism/Writing About Literature" class and we're reading "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison, which later became the first chapter of his novel Invisible Man (which I haven't read, but I know it's about experiencing racism in mid-20th-century America). So we're talking about the implications of being "invisible" and ( Read more... )

my brain works too fast, plot bunny, life, heroes, claude rains, my geek is showing, class

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lotus0kid September 8 2009, 22:09:56 UTC

Aw, hey now, TV is a perfectly valid art form, and Claude is an absolutely fascinating character. I'm glad you got the chance to discuss him- it's more than I ever have. And I'd definitely like to see what develops from your plot bunny!

visiblemarket September 8 2009, 22:19:42 UTC

I've seen people bring up The Matrix when talking about Plato's Allegory of the Cave or whatever it's called. But my favorite Claude-related philosophical...thing...is the Ring of Gyges. Which I have written fic about. So no shame!

hermione_vader September 8 2009, 23:16:01 UTC

I've seen people bring up The Matrix when talking about Plato's Allegory of the Cave or whatever it's called.

I totally did a report about that during my freshman year.

the Ring of Gyges.

I think I'm going to have to Google that or wiki that now...