understand both her mother’s relationship with Dimmesdale and the letter she wore. nostos Nostos, in literary The feeling described Nostos, or nostalgia, is terms, refers to a by this term is very a very common feeling longing for home or the present in Homer’s in modern times both in past, or a journey back as and out of books. This “Odyssey”, to home. This is also throughout the whole occurs in pop culture, the term from which the epic, Odysseus is especially, where old word comes taking this long treasures, movies, “nostalgia” (Martin 2). adventure so he can books and videogames get back home to his are looked on fondly by wife and people many people. (Odyssey). Oedipal Complex The Oedipal complex "So excellent a king In Pippin, Pippin's refers to a man's innate that was to this brother Lois has an (and often Hyperion to a satyr, so implied sexual love for subconscious) sexual loving to my mother his mother as well a attraction to his mother. that he might not clear attempt to want to This often implies a beteem the winds of be the favorite and gain hatred to their father as heaven visit her face his mother's attention. well. (McLeod 2) too roughly." (Hamlet) This quote shows Hamlet's attraction to his mom that leads to be threatened later on when his uncle pursues her. Omen A sign/indication the When Odysseus’s In A Christmas Carol, predicts a future event starving sailors the ghost of Christmas or circumstance slaughter and eat the future shows Scrooge whether good or evil. holy cattle on the Isle what will become of him Sometimes believed to of Helios, they recieve in the future; the ghost be a sign from God/the an omen as the cattle gives Scrooge an omen. gods or another is cooking. soon “higher “And being”.(Goulding 3) the gods sent portents: The flayed hides crawled along the ground; the flesh Upon the spits, both roast and raw, began To bellow; we heard the sounds of lowing
understand both her mother’s relationship with Dimmesdale and the letter she wore. nostos Nostos, in literary terms, refers to a longing for home or the past, or a journey back to home. This is also the term from which the word “nostalgia” comes (Martin 2). The feeling described by this term is very present in Homer’s “Odyssey”, as throughout the whole epic, Odysseus is taking this long adventure so he can get back home to his wife and people (Odyssey). Nostos, or nostalgia, is a very common feeling in modern times both in and out of books. This occurs in pop culture, especially, where old treasures, movies, books and videogames are looked on fondly by many people. Oedipal Complex The Oedipal complex refers to a man's innate (and often subconscious) sexual attraction to his mother. This often implies a hatred to their father as well. (McLeod 2) "So excellent a king that was to this Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother that he might not beteem the winds of heaven visit her face too roughly." (Hamlet) This quote shows Hamlet's attraction to his mom that leads to be threatened later on when his uncle pursues her. In Pippin, Pippin's brother Lois has an implied sexual love for his mother as well a clear attempt to want to be the favorite and gain his mother's attention. Omen A sign/indication the predicts a future event or circumstance whether good or evil. Sometimes believed to be a sign from God/the gods or another “higher being”.(Goulding 3) When Odysseus’s starving sailors slaughter and eat the holy cattle on the Isle of Helios, they recieve an omen as the cattle is cooking. “And soon the gods sent portents: The flayed hides crawled along the ground; the flesh Upon the spits, both roast and raw, began To bellow; we heard the sounds of lowing In A Christmas Carol, the ghost of Christmas future shows Scrooge what will become of him in the future; the ghost gives Scrooge an omen.
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