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And of Clay are We Created - Coggle Diagram
And of Clay are We Created
Character
3 Main character
Narrator
Who is Rolf's wife
Faith
She continued to believe that R would get the job done (her job as a reporter and saving A's life) and come back.
Sacrifice
She continued to try to help R and A, even if it meant watching from beyond the TV like R.
Azucena
who trapped in the mud pit
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She don't have much experience with the world.
That's why R alway said the story about hopeful to her.
She pit in the mud like this->
Mature
R couldn't do much to help her get out of the mud, but she was grateful to him.
She accepted death with grace
It's easy to panic when you're stuck in the mud, but she kept her composure.
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Rolf Carle
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Trying to move past the Trauma by father&war
He was abused by his father from a young age. His brother died because of his father's abuse, and he feels guilty for not being able to save him.
The reason he was able to remain calm in the midst of the devastation was because he was behind the camera lens and not directly involved.
His mom told him that at the end of the war, you don't wipe away tears, you bury bodies
Reporter
He's a journalist, but unlike other journalists, he's more focused on saving A than reporting on him.
Traumatized by war, he overcame his fears through the camera lens to become a top journalist.
Why?
Because when you're in front of the camera, you don't look real because of the lens.
Setting
disaster
pg.40
Wednesday night in November, prolonged roar announced the end of the world.(대재앙의 시작 의미)
Towns did not know about moaning of the Earth.
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Volcano
Colombia, Nevado del Ruiz volcano
More than 20,000 people and countless animals died as a result of the event.
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Metaphor&Key Theme
pg.40
viscous soup-> clay
of telluric vomit-> disaster
pg.39
the unbearable image of the head budding like a black squash from the clay
a subterranean sob rocked the cotton fields
pg. 45
were staring through a telescope at the light of a star dead for a million years
bureaucratic obstacles that stood in the way
pg. 47
that night, imperceptibly, the unyielding floodgates that had contained Rolf Carle's past for so many years began to open, and the torrent of all that had lain hidden in the deepest and most secret layers of memory procured out, leveling before it the obstacles that had blocked his consciousness for so long.
Key Themes
Human powerlessness - the film shows the powerlessness of humans in the face of natural disasters, and Rolf's attempts to save Azucena symbolise this powerlessness.
Trauma - Through his relationship with Azucena, Rolf is forced to confront his repressed past trauma, which becomes a key element of his transformation.
The role of the media in disasters - a look at how the media covers disasters, how these events are communicated to the public, and how the media consumes and portrays these events.
Summary
The girl, Azucena, who barely had a head protruding from the mud pit became a symbol of the tragedy. Even though Rolf Carle was a reporter, he was working to save Azucena.
He comforts Azucena with wishful thinking and words of comfort. He needs a pump to get Azucena out of the mud and keeps trying to get one. However, things weren't getting better and they were not getting the things they needed. In this situation, Rolf Carle sees Azucena and is reminded of his own childhood trauma.
Eventually Azucena passed away and he confessed that he loved her. Rolf Carle watches a video of Azucena and blames himself for her death. His wife, the narrator of the book, knows that when he returns from your nightmares, Rolf Carle and I shall again walk hand in hand, as before.
