Last Paper

I think that for my last paper I would like to copy the works of Szymborska. I enjoyed reading her poems because I felt that her sarcasm masked the feelings she was too afraid to come out and say bluntly. Unlike other poets who use metaphors and similies to express themselves, Szymborska uses a twisted sense of humor that can give off the opposite idea of what she is trying to say.

I think that I would do a couple of short poems about subjects that humans cannot avoid. In our book Szymborska talks about love and death. These two subjects are inevitable for the human race. I think that it is going to be really hard to come up with two new subjects but I was thinking about evolution, in the sense of becoming more globally aware. I would talk about "going green" and how that is probably better than the alternative of dying or killing the planet. The other subject I would talk about would probably be divorce. I know that this is something people can avoid but I feel like it is very common and could be related to by many people. Through these two subjects I'm going to try to mimic Szymborska's sarcastic tone and underlying messages.

Thinking about the text

I think that the reason it is so easy to laugh at Lawrence is because there is nothing physically wrong with him. Unlike Laura who actually has a medical condition, Lawrence is just strange. He is amusing because of his oddities, I personally know of no one who would actually collect swizzle sticks and name them. I also think the reason why he is so funny is because he is gullible and so much under the control of his mother. If she told him to jump off a bridge he probably would. He takes everything too literally. The relationship he has with his mom is also really funny. She is sarcastic and animated while Lawrence is serious and dull.

There are some boundaries though. If Lawrence is mentally challenged it wouldn't be funny at all. The fact that you were laughing at someone who couldn't help the way they are would be very wrong. I also think that if he had some sort of physical problem then it wouldn't be funny either. But that is the main difference between the two plays and that is the thing that makes one funny and the other serious.