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Mandi Heller
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Date Posted: 17:59:16 04/27/01 Fri
In reply to:
Prof Yun
's message, "Final Paper" on 20:36:16 03/10/01 Sat
>450 Final Paper
Mandi Heller April 23, 2001
Eng 451 Paper Proposal
TTH 1:15-2:40
The enemy of man or woman can be found within the mind, as well as outside the mind's gates. It is within the mind that a very formidable enemy may appear in the form of yourself such as, one's denial, one's uncontrolled anger, one's inability to control their emotions and one's inability to come to terms with the truth of a situation. On the outside painful revelations can come in the form of deception, hidden agendas and the loss of what one holds dear. It is my opinion that the enemy within the mind is more deadly than the enemy outside the mind's gates because one has a tendency to judge oneself more harshly than others, or causing themselves to go insane. The enemy outside our gates, is a tangible enemy, which one can see and feel and therefore better defend oneself. For, how can one defend themselves against themselves? However, either can be just as painful.
In this paper I intend to look into the question of which is in truth more painful: the enemy of the mind to oneself or an outside entity to the mind? I will be comparing these ideas to the books, "Oleanna," by David Mamet and "M. Butterfly," by David Henry Hwang. I will then compare this idea and these two books with a scene composed by Maxie Lewis and myself on the gap and awkwardness of unsaid desire, critiquing all with questions of identity, responsibility, need, neglect and power.
Questions that I will look to answer in "Oleanna" are: Is John his own worst enemy? Or is Carol his worst enemy? Why is John his worst enemy, or why is Carol his worst enemy? Why is John not able to control his anger in the end? Is this his worst slip-up in his fight within himself?
Questions that I will also look into in "M. Butterfly" include: Is Gallimard his own worst enemy? Or is his worst enemy Song? Why is Gallimard his own worst enemy? Why would Song be Gallimard's worst enemy? Why (if Gallimard does) does Gallimard close his eyes to what Song is? Is Gallimard's worst weakness in observation or in a deception of himself?
The questions that I will be looking to compare these above question to in my scene #2 are: What is her worst enemy herself or her boyfriend? Who is responsible for her current situation? Is she fighting monsters within herself or outside of herself that are the most painful?
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