Movie screening of Mourning becomes Electra :~

'Mourning becomes Electra', theis play written by Eugene O'Neill.

The film was directed by Dudley Nicholas. 

The film was helped in many ways to better understanding of the play. 

The play and the film has trilogy,
The Homecoming,
The Hunted, and
The Haunted

When film begins Seth Beckwith, the gardener and trustworthy of Mennon family, he converses with the visitors, about Brigadier General Ezra Mennon's journey from judge to brigadier. Beckwith called him 'gossip monger', and we can find these kind of people in our surroundings also. After that Lavinia who was the daughter of Ezra Mennon and Christian Mennon, showed her mother with the cousin of her, Edam Brant. Her mother has extra marital affair with Captain Edam Brant. 

Lavinia has excessive emotions for his father, that's why she hated his mother. Here, we can include the myth of Electra. After the death of her father she needs the concerned of her brother, Orin. But, he has fixation on his mother and also an alternate between mother and sister. Lavinia does the manipulation of his brother. Orin killed Adam Brant, it the cause of the death of Christian.

Somehow Lavinia becomes a responsible for the death of all of the family members. Her jealousy destroyed everything. Even Orin killed himself out of guiltness. Here I'm discussed the same elements of play and film.

#Death as a theme:-
Firstly the death taken the life of Ezra Mennon. Then the death of Christian, because she couldn't bare the death of Adam Brant, Orin killed him and he also feels guilty and attempts a suicide. So, The death is a main theme, because all the main character died in the play and in film also, only Lavinia remains at the end.

#Perception of tragedy:-
The title suggests the sadness, 'mourning' means, sorrow, someone's death. It has the theme of revenge. 

Everyone's death made the tragic end, Lavinia's sorrow, loneliness applies the tragedy.


#Fragmentation of family:-
It breaks the form of 'ideal family, everyone has their own thinking, absence of love, fake relationship. It can be the effect of war and the complexity of the Lavinia and Orin. 

We can apply the psycho-analytic elements, Electra complex, Oedipus complex. Christin's treatment towards her son, and Orin says to his mother,

ORIN-- And I'll never leave you again now. I don't want Hazel or anyone. (with a tender grin) You're my only girl!

Thus, the film helps me to understand the play and the characters as well. The film has power of visuals and sounds, that's why we can easily get the idea and better understand the play or a novel.

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Youth festival : Aishvariyam 2018

Youth Festival: Aishvaryam 2018
26-27-28 October
My Experience of Youth Festival

It was very challenging task for all the colleges to perform well in youth festival. Our department's students also participate in many event like Rangoli, Drawing, Drama, Mimicry, poster making, western group and solo song. We won the 3 events 3rd rank for Rangoli and 2nd rank for Western group and solo song.

In youth festival, students get chance to show their various talent in various field. From poster making to One act play everywhere, student came with full enthusiasm and show their unique skill.


I have not attend all the evant, but I try to give my experience in youth festival.

Drama :

I attend drama of my department students who represent our department. The act name is "સિક્કાની ત્રીજી બાજુ". This act shows the indian rituals, patriarchy, resist against patriarchy, woman rights, third gender and his emotion. This thing makes the great act and also acted well. The protogonist of the drama is Kiran, who born in third gender that's why his grandma and father was not accept this child.
Also I like the character of Rekha(third gender) this character is show the situation emotion and people think about that type of people and give to the massage of equality.

Mimicry

I have seen several Mimicries by students from various colleges. There were total 13 Mimicries. Some of them are mindblowing. A true Mimicry must  includes multiple voices. How much a person was capable of copying multiple voices with different tones and moods.  The students are successful in copying the voice of animals. Some are very much repeating:-
~cartoons
~automobile
~small baby
~animals
~celebrity, etc..

Western group and solo song :

I have listened many team and solo songs. Most of are sing greatly. 2 or 3 Team disqualified because thay chose movie and album song.

Learning Experience :Jay Mehta on E. A.Poe's short stories :~

Recently we had guest lecture of Dr. Jay Mehta Sir. He talk about Edger Allen Poe’s short stories.

Here, I want to share my experience of learning short stories. Dr. Jay Maheta teach us Poe with use of various examples of poems, movies and dialogues. He try to catch the attention of everyone in class.

This four days, He has talked about Poe’s  short stories like…
1) The Tell Tale Heart
2) The Black Cat
3) The Fall of the House of Usher
4) The Cask of Amontillado
5) The Purloined Letter
6) The Gold Bug

Poe is a famous for his horror, terror, fear, bloodshed, burying lie, macabre and various psychological abnormalities. His works created the new experience and new concept of viewing world. His works based on suspense and create the atmosphere of wonder and reality, Poe is master of ‘Tales of  mystery and imagination’. Two types of short story he writes :
1.Tales of horror and terror.
2.Tales of ratiocination.

 Characteristics of Poe's Short stories:

-Writer of Diction language
-Autobiographical elements in his writing
- Great creator of suspense
- Inner conflict in characterization
- Balance in head and heart
- He brings the poetic in short stories
- Death and darkness of human mind
- Tone of melancholy and sadness
- Singularity of effect
- A skillful artist

Last Session on Poems and Poets of Gujarati/Hindi  Literature.
Normally his session start with reciting poetic lines and writing a quote on board.
first day he wrote on board that, "The theories we believe, we call them facts and the facts we disbelieve, we call them theories." And then he entered in talk about Father of detective stories ( Edger Allen Poe).

            So This session was very helpful for us. I thankful to our HOD Dr. Dilip Barad Sir for inviting Guest lecturer like Dr. Jay Mehta sir.

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