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However, I don’t think that him telling one true fact means that he doesn’t apply to this literary theme. Although, he does tell one true rock fact to Wirt which is that he stole the rock from Mrs Daniels yard at the end of the series. Such as in Chapter One, after Wirt recites some of his poetry Greg responds with “ If you soak a raisin in grape juice, it turns into a grape.” Or in Chapter Eight while Wirt is in the midst of losing hope, Greg again responds with “Dinosaurs had big ears, but everyone forgot this because dinosaur ears don’t have bones.” These are not true facts, but what Greg wants them to be. With reading the bit above, you might disagree with me and argue that Greg doesn’t fit into impressionism because he is all about ‘them rock facts. As we know, Greg is in possession of an otherworldly item: Mrs Daniel’s Rock. While Greg may not be characterized the impressionist attitude, he does see through the eyes of the impressionist. Ford goes on to explain,“The point is that any piece of Impressionism…is the record of the impression of the moment” aka living in the now with your thoughts and possibly actions. To start off the definition he states, “The Impressionist gives you his own views, expecting you to draw the deductions” rather than that of a non-impressionist who will give you all the facts they know over the subject. Greg as British Modernism, specifically Impressionismįord’s On Impressionism deals, quite obviously, with the theory of impressionism and what it means. My argument is not that the characters can’t fall under other themes, I am just applying their characters more towards modernism and romanticism, as that is the purpose of this project. Secondly, if Greg is a representation of modernism and the Unknown is a modernist world, then it makes sense that the Beast, a creature of this world, would prey on the outsider Wirt over Greg.
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For those of us who have seen OTGW, we know just how different these two brothers are. So what’s at stake with the two themes and main characters being opposites?įor one, Wirt and Greg are half-brothers, so it makes sense that the two would either fall under the same theme or separate ones, which with the latter they do. Modernism, on the other hand, emphasizes the self-consciousness and the human experience. Romanticism has a strong focus with emotions, tending to feel over dramatic and has a significant tie to nature. Both are difficult to define, but I will do my best for simplicity’s sake and will rely on extremely broad definitions. For those of you who are not caught up on your literary history, those two themes clash in every way. And while I agree that they can and probably do fit into other themes, I see them paralleling these specifically. Wirt is romanticism whereas Greg is modernism. Again, Greg responds in an obvious tone, “We’re walking home.”Īlright, let me be clear with my interpretations of who is who in relation to literary themes right off the bat. The younger brother responds simply, “In the woods.” As Wirt realizes they’re lost he goes on in a panic, “I mean, what are we doing out here?”. With the beginning of the first episode, Greg lists off all the worst possible names that his frog could possibly have, Wirt stops him and asks “Greg, where are we?” in a confused manner. Where the Brothers Fit into Literary Themes Otherwise, let’s begin our journey into the unknown. As the show calls each episode by a chapter, I will follow this style as well. Also, when I say chapter, I mean episode. So heed my warning and do not continue to read ahead if you don’t want to know any specifics before watching.
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#Over the garden wall theme series#
That’s a rock fact! For those of you who have yet to watch OTGW and want to do so, because it’s awesome, this is my one and only warning to you as this project deals with heavy spoilers for possibly each chapter of the series as well as the ending of the series. Well, have I got a shocker for you, they do.Īs a parent, the thought might occur to you: is my child smart enough to understand this ? Am I smart enough to understand this? Lucky for you, that’s my job. Now I know what you might be thinking, how can a children’s show and ‘high literature’ possibly have anything in common? In actuality, the details of seemingly separate stories all connect through themes that can be seen in literature. With the first viewing, the over complexity of the subject matter can seem a little overwhelming. “We are almost always in one place with our minds somewhere quite other” -FordĬartoon Network’s mini-series Over the Garden Wall by Patrick McHale is much more than a simple 10 episode children’s show that invokes ugly sobbing into a blanket.