Wednesday 13 April Beyond the Horizon surrealist assessment

In Eliot's Love Song, the modernist technique of stream of consciousness was used to evoke the confusion of the character Prufrock, as well as the disconnectedness of the society of the early 20th century. In Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon the characters of Robert, Andrew, Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Mary are too separated, but conflict stems from a lack of self-knowledge, a lack of understanding their strengths and weaknessness. Under the umbrella of Naturalism, this is the conflict of man against self. In the play Beyond the Horizon, however, the destruction reverberates beyond the individuals. In the art world, surrealism emerges early in the 20th century and may be considered analogous to stream of consciousness in modernist literature. The movement represented a reaction against what its members saw as the destruction wrought by the "rationalism" that had guided European culture and politics in the past and had culminated in the horrors of World War I (http://www.surrealist.com/) It drew heavily on the dream theories of Sigmund Freud. YOUR ASSIGNMENT, which is due at the close of class today. Below are three surrealist images. Look at the image very carefully. Let it inform your interpretation as connected to the play. You are to write three response of approximately 50 words each that connect what you see in the picture to one of the above characters. Obviously, this is somewhat creative, but within the context of your writing, you may manipulate the image with details about character, plot and theme. Pace yourself. Post on the blog. This is a test; talking with your neighbor will invalidate your score. Your response must demonstrate an accurate reading of the text. IMAGE 1. IMAGE 2 IMAGE 3.