Brianna Catania
Professor Juniper Ellis
EN.101.16
2 October 2013
The
Feeling Of Freedom
In
the works written by Thomas Lynch, John Ciardi, and Edgar Allen Poe, all
involve an event where a character frees themselves from a certain situation.
In Lynch’s “Liberty,” the speaker frees himself from his wife, turns against
social norms, and urinates on his front lawn. In Ciardi’s “Suburban” the
speaker is asked to remove dog waste from his neighbors lawn. He can’t help but
think the situation is comical, as he tries to collect himself in a serious
manner. In Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” a man traps an enemy, gets him
drunk, and ultimately murders him.
In
Thomas Lynch’s “Liberty,” the speaker feels he can go outside and urinate on
his front lawn instead of using the restroom inside his house. He does not feel
that he should follow any societal rules. The speakers ex-wife once said to
him, “Why can’t you pee in concert with the most of human kind who do their
business tidily indoors?” (Lynch lines 10-12). Not only is he freeing himself
physically, but he is also freeing himself from the rules of society. The
speaker does not want to conform to society. The speaker also states he is no
longer married to the woman who told him to urinate inside. This displays that
he has relieved the person from his life who tried to control him. He felt as
if she was taking away his freedom.
In
John Ciardi’s “Suburban,” the speaker is asked to remove dog waste from his
neighbors flowers. The speaker believes this situation is funny and can’t help
but be a bit sarcastic. Although this task wasn’t a difficult one, since it was
his own dog, he still has to free himself from a situation his dog has put him
in. The speaker says, “The animal of it. I hope this hasn’t upset you, Mrs.
Friar.” (Ciardi lines 16-17). It is obvious the speaker is being sarcastic
about the situation in a kind, genuine way.
In
Edgar Allen Poe’s, “The Cask of Amontillado,” the speaker has freed himself
from his enemy by killing him. He enjoys being in control as he kills this man
he deceives. The speaker gets the man drunk before killing him, maybe he felt
some guilt before killing the man. “For a brief moment I hesitated--I trembled”
(Poe 1065). This quote reveals that although he enjoyed having control over
this drunk man, he felt guilty as well.
I
attended an event last Friday. It was one of Shakespeare's plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor. I really
enjoyed this play because I felt that the actors truly enjoyed preforming for
an audience. I was pleasantly surprised that there were so many people who
attended this play. The actors were very funny and I really liked how they
added jokes throughout the play. If it was as serious as the original, I feel
that the audience, who were mostly college students, wouldn’t have enjoyed it
as much. It was about a man named Falstaff who is financially unstable. He
decides to send a love letter to two wealthy and happily married woman,
Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, hoping to win them over. I believe this play
relates to freedom because these actors feel free on stage. They are
comfortable being themselves as well as taking on the roles of different
characters.
In
the works, “Liberty,” by Lynch “Suburban,” by Ciardi and “The Cask of
Amontillado,” by Poe, an event/events take place that display a sense of
freedom and the freeing of oneself. All three of these speakers face a
situation where they feel the need to free themselves in order to be content.
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