One red rose is all I want.

Oscar v/s Vikram

To kick this post off, I would like to begin by comparing the two stories.
Vikram's story is the sarcastic fairy-tale poem which is mixed with elements of sudden death and an ending that brings the poem through a full circle with a frog croaking away into a pool of monotony.
On the other foot, Oscar gives us the long-short story that shows how animals truly believe in love whereas for humans, it is a mere fad. Oscar himself once said, "A man can be happy with any woman as long as he doesn't love her."* His story shows the human-ability of ignorance and being able to sweep the past beneath a rug. It ends with the nightingale's sacrifice being left in a dark corner of this greenhouse of a story.

Nightingale...naïve?

Nah, don't think so.

Actually, yes and no.

Someone naïve is someone who falls for any story, believes in everything she/he hears, does anything anyone asks of her/him, cries while watching cheesy sitcoms blah blah blah...The Nightingale believed all the trees because she knew they wouldn't lie to her. When the tree said that she must make the rose red through pain - it wasn't a half-cooked story or a conspiracy to kill the bird, it was the truth. So she wasn't naïve.

However, the nightingale shouldn't have believed the student when he said that all he wanted was a red rose and nothing more. She should've just looked at him, said something like, "Jeez, get over it, human!" and dismissed the fact that some idiot desired a red rose. But, when she calls him a "true lover" and sets out to find a rose for him - it's not gullibility, it's sensitivity. The point at which she is classified as naïve is when she thinks, "Man, that lover is probably suffering and is desperate for that rose! I MUST USE THE OAK'S TECHINIQUE AND KILL MYSELF TO GET IT!"

At this point, my friends, we may call the bird "naïve".

Nightingale...do I like her?

Yet again, I'll say yes and no.

I like her because she believes strongly in something. She knows of something that she thinks has no flaws (Even though it's something gooey like love).

I don't like her for a couple of things. Firstly, she believes in love too-OO much. Secondly, she takes humans seriously. I mean, oaks are fine. But humans - you just can't trust them!

If she was aware of this fact she would appeal to me. But if she actually was aware of this fact, the story wouldn't have been the same and Sarcy wouldn't have asked this question and I wouldn't be typing all this out. Heh.

Who do I resemble the most and why?

Wow. Tough one.

I think I'll say I resemble a cross between the shrewd frog and the professor's daughter.

- > Why the frog?

Because I would've done something like what he did to the nightingale to an identity stealer or a plagiarist. Because he was cold and evil. Because I am kind of arrogant - even though I don't think so. And because he was, quite simply, cool.

- > Why the professor's daughter?

Because she acted practically by going with the dude with the ice. Because she seemed to be a straightforward thinker. Because she was cold and evil.

Now it's over. So turn off your computer and do something useful!



* HT City "15th April, Sunday - Front Page Bubble Gum, Top left corner."

WHO the heck?! WHAT the heck?! WHY the heck?!

This post is here just to answer a couple of interrogative statements made by a couple of people who are classified as a couple of ignoramuses.

Firstly, WHO is Guybrush Threepwood? Obviously, he's the protagonist of the awesome video game series known as Monkey Island. He's a witty wannabe pirate/swashbuckler whose sheer luck helps help through all kinds of amazing misadventures and escapades.
Secondly, WHO is Huey Freeman? He's one of the main characters of a comic strip called The Boondocks. Huey is a ten-year-old African American boy with strong leftist ideologies and extreme social, political, and cultural revolutionary aspirations. He is named after Huey P. Newton, who co-founded the Black Panther Party in 1966.
Thirdly, WHAT the heck is DON'T PANIC and...WHY??? OK, If you've read The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams, you know what I'm talking about.
It's the divine message printed in big, bold, and friendly letters on the actual copy of The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy as shown in the book, The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy. It's a bit confusing, but I recommend you read the book instead of listening to my complex description. However, I'm warning you, the book is complexer.

I hope you stand enlightened.

If you weren't afraid, you would kill him!

SNAKE - In this poem, Lawrence gives himself the role of an extremely thirsty man who goes down to his water-trough in his pyjamas to fetch himself a pitcher full of water on a hot, hot day. The poem is then made slightly more exhilarating when Lawrence tells us how a snake got there before him and starts quenching it's own thirst.

Now, Lawrence starts getting fascinated with the snake and dreamily watches it have a hearty drink. But he soon realizes that the snake is venomous. Now his conscience comes into play. One part of him says "KILL THE DARN CREATURE, DAG NABBIT! KILL IT!", whereas the other says, "No way, Jose. I wish to watch him and talk to him. I absolutely mustn't kill him."*

One notices that Lawrence has formed a strong bond with the snake in a short period of time. He has created a bond with something that, according to many people, signifies evil - a snake. That apparently does not bother him. He shows us contrariness. He fights off the urge to kill the snake. He wants his friend to live. This also answers the question of why Lawrence dared not kill the snake - it was like his friend, his temporary companion. And anyone turns into a coward when a voice inside them forces them to kill their friend, or anyone near to them for that matter.

However, even after all the above, one question remains unanswered - Why does he do it? Why does Lawrence attempt to kill the snake? After all, it was his friend. There can be only one reason as well...the pressure applied upon him - by his inner-voice - told. The perversity gave way and Lawrence chucked the hefty log at the snake. A factor that strengthened his inner-voice could be that when he saw his friend turn his back on him, he perhaps had a tiny feeling of being left alone or of being betrayed which made the pressure greater.

The snake signifies erm...can't find the word...something that comes and goes quickly but messes up your emotions. It could be something like...for example, a pager message informing you of your friend's death. Never mind, it's hard to explain.

Now it's over. So turn off your computer and go to bed.

*At this point one can't help but notice two random things about Lawrence. One, Lawrence doesn't have many friends. Two, he doesn't have a TV or a phone. Hehehehhh...sorry.