Light Emblem
April 17, 2009 at 4:39 pm | Posted in Light | Leave a commentTags: bird
This emblem is representative of not only the idea of lightness, but also the overall feeling one gets when reading Dolly City. I tried to make this emblem so that it fit well with the entire theme of the words of the novel that can be read lightly, like a bird flying, but the actual meanings of the words are heavy, like the tree the bird rests on. This is a quick read because the words are to the point and upfront with what Castel-Bloom is trying to say, but as you read more into the book, what is being said is actually very heavy with imagery and intenseness. The symbolism of the bird is almost ironic because of the cruel surgeries she performs on animals as a way to find a cure for the real people around her, which also makes this emblem relatable to the themes in the book. Also, this emblem embodies the idea that Dolly sees her actions as insubstantial, not that big of a deal, when in reality her words and actions are very weighty and severe to the world.
Light Analogy
April 17, 2009 at 4:37 pm | Posted in Light | Leave a commentTags: Aspire
Keeping with the theme of Dolly and her home that kept her out of harms way, the logo I found for Aspire seemed really interesting when looking at the number five as well. This logo uses the “A” in aspire to form a house structure that incorporates what the company does for their community. The Aspire Community Development Company is a subsidiary of Rutherglen and Cambuslang Housing Association. The Association set up the company in 1999 as a vehicle for its wider role activities. Its first project was the development of the Aspire Business Centre and they have made many other facilities like childcare centers.
The house in the logo catches your eye and immediately displays what this company does, build homes and centers to help others. The logo depicts the idea of lightness because it is simple in its design, while still showing how important the company is to others. The language itself makes up this emblem and logo and enables others to know what they do right away.
Light Design
April 17, 2009 at 4:28 pm | Posted in Light | Leave a commentTags: four walls and roof
When comparing Macnab’s principles to the idea of light in Dolly City, the principle of the number five came to mind. The idea of The Pentad of Nature seemed vey fitting for the idea of lightness. Macnab discuses how plants, animals, and the human forms display pentad geometry in their structure. It is also evident in the proportional aspects of whirling spirals such as atomic oscillation and water sprouts. This is intimately connected to the mystery of the infinite through the supreme ability of life to regenerate itself. The idea of life regenerating itself relates to the mindset of the main character Dolly. She thinks that the human life and form, as well as animals, is insignificant and that killing or harming them will only help.
The principle through the number five also portrays the pentad structure, which is relatable to how Dolly lives her life inside of her home. She puts herself in a position where she feels stuck inside of her four walls and roof. Dolly believes that if she were to leave her home she would be contaminated with cancer from the rest of the world. Her home became a safety that she did not want to leave, believing it was the only non-contaminated place in the city. Dolly portrays the idea that the four walls and roof were the five things that were keeping her healthy.
Light Experience
April 17, 2009 at 4:17 pm | Posted in Light | Leave a commentTags: the effect
Though I would not categorize the novel, Dolly City, as a light book, it can be compared to the idea that lightness uses the feeling of the language itself. Calvino believes that everything acquires consistency and stability and that everything that moves swiftly we become unaware of its consistency and aware of only its effect. This is true when looking closer into the main character, Dolly. Since the book moves to quickly from one scene to another, we become unaware of how consistent it is, and we become aware of the effect the actual stories and crazy things Dolly does.
For example, in one scene Dolly harms other babies, and it seems shocking how guiltless she feels, “I didn’t know how to tell her that a few dozen babies had kicked the bucket. But she took it in her stride and said dryly that there was no need for me to feel any guilt whatsoever” (Castel-Bloom 55). Here there is what Calvino discusses as a lightening of language. There is a lightening of language whereby meaning is conveyed through a verbal texture that seems weightless because of how nonchalant Dolly feels about harming innocent babies. Though what she has done is not light, the way that it is discussed seems so insubstantial to her that once again we can look into the mind of this protagonist who is very insane. While looking into the feeling of the language use itself, one can really come to understand the type of feeling Castel-Bloom is trying to convey through the eyes of her character Dolly.
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