allegory – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Respect Your Mother

Mother! – Beth is a fan of Darren Aronofsky’s films, and we finally saw this one at the Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, the part of Brooklyn that you can’t get to from other parts of Brooklyn. That’s an exaggeration, but … Continue reading →

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The Black Side of the Force

Beth, who is not interested in Star Wars, sent me this link earlier today. First of all, I don’t remember the movie very well, but didn’t someone in Chasing Amy say pretty much the same thing Melissa Harris-Perry did, except … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Christianity, Current Events, Fox News, History, Mythology, Prejudice, Religion, Star Wars, Television, Uncategorized | Tagged allegory, archetypes, chasing amy, darkness, darth vader, fox business, gaunab, janine turner, melissa harris-perry, msnbc, racism, the empire strikes back |

Allegory Infested Waters

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, by Humphrey Carpenter – I’ve had this book for years now, having received it as a Christmas present from my aunt when I was around ten or eleven. While I recall skimming thorough it a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged allegory, animal farm, applicability, biography, c. warren hollister, edith tolkien, frodo baggins, henry littlefield, hobbits, humphrey carpenter, j.r.r. tolkien: a biography, joy davidman, lord of the rings, the wonderful wizard of oz |