Re: "For Carlotta...from Gene" -- Mimetic Theory and Literary Study

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: [1], 2 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 20:58:56 03/26/08 Wed
Author: Katelyn R.
Subject: Re: "For Carlotta...from Gene"
In reply to: CS Holden 's message, ""For Carlotta...from Gene"" on 20:10:52 03/25/08 Tue

I guess I kind of saw it as this was probably very difficult for him to write (especially seeing as he didn�t want it published until after his death). For a lot of people it would be hard to write something like this, because it would mean having to �relive� it in a way. A lot of the depressing true stories I�ve read add some fiction/twist things around so it is not completely factual. I think maybe part of the author�s catharsis into light is a result of the play. The fact that O�Neill was clearly unhappy, (attempted suicide, etc.) shows how hard this play was for him to write. The fact that there is no release from the mimetic cycle conveys that this is a low point in his life. And in real life what was his release from it? One thought I had after reading your post is that writing the play so dark made the �light� (his wife) that much more important. If he hadn�t experienced this sorrow he wouldn�t have the same appreciation of the love he eventually found. I�m not saying people who haven�t experienced a depressing upbringing don�t really value their love but it seems like there would be a different level of understanding.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]