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HU 225 OnlineEssay 2Fall 2021 The Topic The early twentieth century witnessed a major revolution in human thought with the development of psychology, not only by psychologists such as Freud and Jung, but also by thinkers in the arts such as Andre Breton. Breton declared, “I believe in the future resolution of these two states, apparently so contradictory, which are dream and reality, in a sort of absolute reality, or surreality.” The movement of Surrealism which Breton helped defined was one in which “the paradox of Surrealist art rested on the artist’s conscious effort to capture unconscious experience.” Discuss how Dali’s painting Persistence of Memory and the selection “Memories of Combray” from Proust’s novel Swann’s Way combine aspects of the unconscious and waking reality in developing their themes concerning time and memory. What relationships between the world of dream and memory with the waking mind are seen in the works of both men? How do they suggest that the linking of the unconscious mind with waking consciousness can lead to a greater comprehension and acceptance of life as a whole? Manuscript Requirements Discuss the topic above in a fully exemplified, coherently developed essay organized around a clear thesis. When you have completed your essay save it to a file. Please type it in double space in Times New Roman typeface in 11- or 12- point font. The length is to be two pages. The essay is due Thursday, October 14 by 11:59 pm. Submit the essay by uploading the file in which your essay is saved using the link provided under the SUBMIT ESSAY 2 HERE tab posted under ASSIGNMENTS. Just follow the directions provided to upload your file. Materials for the essay, including the selection from Proust’s Swann’s Way and Dali’s Persistence of Memory have been provided online under the module for Week 8. There are also additional materials that you might find helpful in developing your essay. Evaluation Criteria Papers will be evaluated for (1) fulfillment of the requirements of the assignment; (2) quality and originality of thesis, accuracy and substance of content; (3) clarity of purpose in overall organization, coherence of the paper as a whole and of paragraphs, and fluency of transition; (4) accuracy and appropriateness of diction, and forcefulness and fluency of sentence construction; (5) accuracy and clarity of sentence construction, and accuracy of grammar. All papers must be submitted using the link provided on Canvas under ASSIGNMENTS. The Turnitin system will identify the percentage of the paper taken from other sources. In all cases, the indebtedness must be less than 20%. Any case of plagiarism will result in a grade of zero for the paper. Lateness will be penalized at 10% (one letter grade) per day. Essay 2 Fall 2021 Suggestions for development: This topic requires that the writer (1) examine the ways in which aspects of dream and reality, (2) are combined in depicting and examining the nature of memory in two works of art, Dali’s Persistence of Memory and Proust’s “Memories of Combray” from Swann’s Way, (3) in a manner that reflects a desire to explore the benefits of linking the unconscious mind of dream and memory with waking reality. 1. Become familiar with Breton’s concept of Surrealism, which describes the union of dream and reality. The materials for gaining this familiarity are found in Readings 6A and 6B and Readings 7A and 7B posted on Canvas Modules 6 and 7. 1. Read the selection from Proust’s Swann’s Way posted under Week 8 carefully and develop an analysis of your own which interprets Proust’s treatment of the concept of Breton’s principles. How does the poem show a relationship between a dream-like state of memory and reality? You will need to be selective. A good general rule is to find three examples to develop. Don’t just summarize the text or reproduce materials taken from an internet site; develop your analysis. Look for particularly meaningful phrases which you can quote and striking incidents which you can summarize: this will be your evidence. 1. Repeat the process for Dali’s painting. Look at the painting carefully: what about it presents a view of the combination of the conscious and unconscious mind, and the combination of dream and reality? What dreamlike symbols does it use? How does it present a Surrealist view of the effects of memory? Select details from the painting which you can describe and interpret. 1. When you have identified three (or more) specific points of analysis for the story and the painting, write a tentative thesis statement. You will likely have to revise it numerous times during the course of developing the paper, but the initial efforts will help you acquire focus. The schematic form (but not the verbal expression, which you will formulate later in a more fluid manner) of the statement might look something like this: Proust dramatizes the affects of the interaction of the unconscious with the conscious mind through a combination of memory and reality by _______________, as shown the juxtaposition and conflict of the reality of ___________________ with the dreamlike quality of forgotten memories of ________________. Dali depicts the effects of the combination of dream and reality by _______________, as shown the juxtaposition and conflict of the reality of ___________________ with the dreamlike quality of ________________. After the blanks have been filled in tentatively, the development of the body can begin. The writer would decide whether to discuss Proust or Dali first, then proceed to develop the first paragraph of the body of discussion.