Below are the 5 most recent journal entries recorded in Heather's LiveJournal:

Thursday, October 17th, 2002
11:34 am	Madame Bovary and Barthes' In relating a figure with Barthes' A Lover's Discourse to Madame Bovary, I Love You seems very fitting. A Lover's Discourse says that the words don't merely refer to the declaration of love but to the repeated utterance of the love cry. Charles is continuously telling Emma that he loves her and showing her that he loves her unconditionally. Emma only acts like she loves Charles at the beginning and then throughout the rest of the book, she doesn't seem to love him at all. A Lover's Discourse claims that the words I Love You only means something the first time it is said and then after that the actions hold the meaning. Charles continues to show Emma his love no matter how badly she treats him. He truly loves her without a doubt even though she doesn't tell him she loves him or act as if she loves him. (Comment on this)
10:48 am	Film Version of Madame Bovary When deciding who to cast in a film version of Madame Bovary, it would be very difficult to find a cast that fits the roles perfectly. I would have to say that Winona Ryder would be a good pick for Emma. She has been cast in several different types of roles that have ranged from being an innocent girl to a troubled young woman to a middle to high society girl. She is able to adapt to her role and portray it in a way that most actresses can't. HEr eyes are also very compelling with the darkness of them and her light complexion and dark hair. Emma's eyes are a a main feature of her with them going from light to dark depending on her mood. Tom Hanks would be a good choice for Charles because he has more plain features that can be played up or down depending on his role. He is a very talented actor when it comes to the roles that he plays and fits into almost any type of role possible. Some possible challenges that I might run into when making this film, would be the accuracy of the story and the portrayal of the characters throughout the book. Emma's mood is always changing so this would have to be portrayed in the film in order to get the full effect of what type of person Emma is and becomes. (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 29th, 2002
8:07 pm	Werther:A Lover's Discourse In relating a figure from A Lover's Discourse to a particular passage in Werther, I chose Jealousy which coincides with the moment where Albert kisses Lotte in front of Werther. Werther states in one of his letters in response to seeing ALbert Kiss Lotte, "-Albert had completely lost his usual composure, and I was quite beside myself." In A Lover's Discourse, Jealousy is defined as "A sentiment which is born in love and which is produced by the fear that the loved person prefers someone else." This is very true, because Werther does fall in love with Lotte and his jealousy becomes apparent when Albert actually enters the picture. Before Albert came home, Werther wasn't very concerned about having to share Lotte. Seeing Albert kiss Lotte stirs up feelings within Werther that hadn't been as obvious before, because he had never seen Albert show his affection. He had respected Albert for refraining from displaying his affections so it came as a surprise to see if for the first time. It is also apparent that Werther doesn't despise Albert, but rather wishes he were Albert. He is jealous of the role that Albert has in Lotte's life. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 19th, 2002
2:32 pm	Pop Culture In relating Werther to pop culture, the movie "My Best Friends Wedding" comes to mind. Julianne was in love with Michael who had been her best friend for years, and a past love interest. When Michael tells Julianne that he is engaged to Kimmy, Julianne becomes very distressed. She can't help but think of what her life will be like without being the most important woman in Michaels life. She is very jealous of Kimmy and doesn't even take the chance to get to know her before making assumptions. Werther loves Lotte and is also very jealous of Albert. He makes comments about him in a negative way, because he wishes he were the one with Lotte. He knows this is impossible and has to come to terms with it, just like Julianne must come to terms with not being able to be with Michael. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 10th, 2002
11:18 am	Symposium and A Lover's Discourse In searching for a connection between Symposium and A Lover's Discourse I came across similarities between Aristophanes description of love and Barthes definition of "Adorable". Aristophanes claims that Zeus split us in two in order to humble us and since then we have always been in search of our other half. "After the division the two parts of man, each desiring his other half, came together, and threw their arms about one another eager to grow into one.." We desire to be whole, and by finding our other half we can once again be one. Barthes definition of "Adorable" basically says the same thing about desiring to be one rather than half. He claims that we see the other half as perfect, with whom we are willing to give everything to, because that is what we desire for ourselves. Barthes claims that there is no word to describe the desire that is felt for the other half, just as Aristophanes says. "..yet they could not explain what they desire of one another." (1 Comment |Comment on this)