Catch-22 and Deja Vu
Anything worth dying for is certainly worth living for, so I have decided to live forever or die in the attempt.Thank you, Mr. Yossarian.
For those of you who haven't read Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (and therefore did not catch my first statement as an almost direction quotation from said book), please do so the moment you have the chance. It is a favourite of mine. It simulataneously hilarious, tragic, and horrifying... a lovely cocktail of laughter, tears, and screams.It has just occurred to me that this is the second book recommendation I have made here in the Chamber (see the post of October 10th, 2005 if you missed the first one). This presents a problem. I really ought not to recommend books, for then I'd be doing an injustice all the other incredible books I think you ought to read, and thereby doing an even greater injustice to the incredible books I ought to read but have yet to. Gosh!
In any case... my thoughts turned to Catch-22 for a reason. In the novel, the Chaplain is continually discussing the threefold phenomena of deja vu, jamais vu, and presque vu. All day I have been plagued by deja vu. It has been truly an uncanny experience. It seems that every other moment I am muttering suspiciously to myself, "Deja vu is a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something..." Hahaha. Seriously though, it has been very weird.
I just finished an essay (the shorter, less interesting but more pertinent of the two presently on my plate) on Political Criticism and Public Responsibility in Canada. It's very opinionated, with my own personal biases thinly veiled with objectivity, so I think I will be making some alterrations before I hand it in Wednesday night.
I've really very little of note to say... I have yet to see the newest Harry Potter film, but with all the other (likely better, sadly) movies I have also yet to see, that fact doesn't really bother me much at present. I am scheduled to see The Chronicles of Narnia film with Dave on December 23rd- so excited!
Speaking of excited: I leave for Bishop's on Friday with Cassie, as if I haven't told everyone enough already. :P
In any case, as I buckle down and get back to work (sigh), the question remains:
"Was it the same cat?"
Hehehe...
Row, row,
Row your boat
Gently down the stream;
Merrily, merrily,
Merrily, merrily...
Life is but a Dream.
posted by Unknown @ 7:54 PM
8 Comments:
you boat rowing copy cat! lol ah well, there's enough room in the boat for all of us :) haha such an amusing metaphor to ponder
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE!!!!!!!!!! IVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT AND IT ALONE SINCE BEFORE SUMMER!!!!! :D
My rowing reference was to you and to another... my discussion with you on the topic was a part of the day's deja vu experiences.
Consider it 'imitatio.' Hahaha.
One of the only times you will catch me agreeing with the pompous ass who goes by the name of Harold Bloom (I'm calling him pompous - that has to mean something) is when he ripps Harry Potter.
With regards to C.S. Lewis, his academic prose is brilliant. The Abolition of Man is one of the best books that anyone who has any desire to know anything can read. Very beautiful prose stylist, smart guy as well. His novels, though also well written, have never much appealed to me, perhaps, in part because of their hardcore Christian themes also present in The Lord of the Rings. Thank God Lewis is a better writer... None the less, the film will likely be wretched, after the fashion of most films.
Catch-22 was also a pretty bad film. Bad screen adaptation. But it had ARTHUR GARFUNKEL AS NATELY so I am quite willing to forgive it on that count alone. That being said, it is a brilliant book.
If anyone is actually interested in my above comment about C.S. Lewis (I very much doubt it - educated people are so hard to come by) the writings of Sir Isaiah Berlin are also worth investigating as well as Hayek...who's first name escapes me. Joe Schumpter's writings on Capitalism are also fantastic. And of course, Charles Taylor (who is presently working on a book that argues secularization hasn't occured - I'm not sure why exactly) and Alasdair MacIntyre... I will stop ranting now.
gee, i wonder which "pompous ass" left THAT comment.. what a hard guess
One who dislikes hearing his beloved Rossini butchered.
*no idea what you're talking about or why it's relevant*
Let's keep the gloves on, please.
very well. *puts gloves on*
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