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-What is a revelation?
A revelation is a figure of speech applied to a word which is used to describe an object or action which is not literally appropriate. The revelation trope appears over and over again in a story, movie, song, or any context. An example of a revelation trope could be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

-How does the revelation trope work?
The elements of a revelation trope are the prophet, who is the reveler, a leader, or an activist. The oppressor and the dumb/ignorant masses (silent majority). Obstacles to the revelation, the message, and the promise redemption. So basically in a story these elements would come in order like so: The ignorant/dumb masses are in an unacceptable/oppressive situation when a Prophet/reveler tries to shared the message that connects the dots in a new way and offers a version of a redeemed world but there is opposition to the message/Prophet and drama occurs.
In Foxfire, a girl named Leggs is new to a school seems very rebellious and carefree. In the movie she walks into the class room where a girl is being yelled at because she refuses to dissect the frog. The teacher threatens the girl, saying if she does not cut the frog she will receive detention. Leggs takes the frog just as the girl is taken by the hand and is being forced to cut the frog Leggs walks over to the table and removes the frog by freeing it out the window. As the she's doing this the teacher is yelling at her and saying what are you doing!?! And mentions something about having detention as well. As the class watches in amazement, Leggs is about to hop out of the window and says: "I don't even go here." And laughs in a careless manner. The students in the class room and especially a girl have a revelation. They realized they do not have to listen to the teacher. They can rebel at will and do whatever they want. The character, Leggs, is the Prophet and brings the message to the dumb/ignorant masses, the students, that they do not have to listen to the teacher and to stick together, look out for each other. Although later when this message is being discussed by a few girls and Leggs. The girl who is refused to dissect the frog has detention and tells the girls that the teacher sexually harasses her when they are alone. The oppressor, cheerleaders, get involved in the oppressive situation, they disagree with Leggs's message, that they should stop the teacher from touching girls inappropriately. They turn down the message and do not care about problem, they try to ignore it, pretending it never happens, to make themselves feel better. The obstacle is catching the teacher in the act of the crime and stop him from hurting anyone.

Another example of a revelation trope is in the Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-time:
Prophet=> Can the Prophet be an object or item?
Oppressor=> Christopher's Father
Dumb/ignorant masses=> neighbors and authority figures
Message=> being able to overcome personal disabilities and do whatever you want, have the determination and bravery to do what you feel is right
Oppressive situation=> Christopher's Father does not want Christopher to investigating the unexpected murder of his neighbor's dog, Wellington. So he tries to stop Christopher by taking away his notebook with his well organized evidence from interviews with other neighbors. In hopes that Christopher will forget about the dog and the whole situation.
Obstacles to revelation=> Christopher has autism, throughout the book he has to deal with its affects and struggles at times when he is on his own.

Notes on the Matrix: key events, elements, pieces to include in paper
The chase scene
Neo gets the messages on the computer
Neo meets Trinity at the club after he follows the clues sent to him on the computer. At the club Trinity warns Neo of the danger to come.
The Question: What is the Matrix? – this question drives Neo crazy, he can not sleep at night, lives alone, wants an answer to the question
Simulations > reflections, representations of representations (Bildom Toma – German saying)
Continued from simulations- looking through the glass window, reflection in glasses, reflection in (bike) mirror, through a tv screen, dream vs. reality
Morphius: lord of the dreams in Greek mythology male pregnancy > trope, Trinity is removing the bug from Neo’s body > giving him an abortion.
I would take the red pill only if my life was really confusing and I wanted the answer for my existence for purpose in life.
Birth > metaphor--rebirth > into new world, Neo’s encased in liquid > connected to a cord spiritual connection > to God/Jesus “The Matrix is everywhere, it is all around us, even now in this very room when you look

2/22/08
Movie: Amelie
Fist revelation- Amelie believes the man in the photo album is a ghost who has been taking his picture around town. One day she meets him face to face and realizes he is a real person and his job is to repair the photo booth. Amilie’s whole theory of this ghost man has changed. She now understands that things in life may not be how they first appear.
Second revelation- Nino wants to know who the mystery man is in the photos and why he takes his picture and then throws them away. When Amelie sends Nino a note telling him to be in the train station and Amelie will reveal herself. Although she plans on having Nino come face to face with the mystery man and then will show herself to Nino. Once Nino sees the red converses from underneath the curtains of the photo booth, he knows the mystery man in all of the photos from the album is standing in there and pulls back the curtains. (the camera frame moves in slow motion as the mystery man’s face is revealed) Nino sees his tool box and the repair man takes his photo and says the machine is fixed. Nino had his revelation and his idea of who this mystery man is was changed. All of his questions were answered.
Third revelation- Amelie, throughout the film had been helping other people understand and discover missing elements of their lives and making them happy. She had spent all her time spreading a message to other people that she did not follow herself. Until the day The Glass man, a neighbor and developing friend, in her building sent her a video saying they message she needed to hear for herself. The message was about how she needed to stop worrying and helping other people, all she was doing was using other problems to occupy her time so she would not be figuring out her own life. After he said that to her she realized that she needed to do something good for herself, to make herself happy.
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Book of Mark (The Gospel of Mark)
Tells the story of Jesus, from his baptism to his death (crucifixion). Throughout his life, Jesus, heals people and sends (attempts to send) a message to those who need the advice or help. Jesus becomes a healer and helps all the people who are ill or have an evil demon or spirit inside them.
The people are amazed at the power Jesus possesses to heal people and they tend to be the people that listen to the messages Jesus brings. Although many do not understand his messages so Jesus explains them through parables. Parables are simple stories used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. (Jesus uses a parable about a seed)
The revelation starts to occur in the story as the people begin to understand the messages from Jesus and when they learn from his teachings and lessons. To spread his healing powers to more people, Jesus appoints 12 disciples to travel to other cities and towns to help people in need.
The tropes of this revelation: Jesus is the prophet-he brings the message to the people. The dumb/ignorant masses-are the people in need and those who may doubt the power of Jesus and or lessons/teachings. The oppressor(s) is the Pharisees. The Pharisees are a group of people who want to kill Jesus because he broke the traditional rules of Sabbath and healed on the day of rest. Sabbath is a day of rest where people do not harvest or take any thing from the earth. Jesus did not care what day it was he knew that the people needed help and he was the one who could heal this ill person. To Jesus the people were more important than the rules.

2/27/08
Notes from Star Wars Revelation:
-revelation doesn’t always ask politely
-connections to Vietnam war-> Napalm
-The Hero’s Journey
Han Solo- makes fun of revelation (ends up dying), who ever makes fun of or does not believe in revelation gets hurt or dies
Message: mystical force, release your mind, let go of your consciousness
“Your eyes can decisive you… do not trust them.”
1. Luke and his family are in a 2. Unacceptable/oppressive situation 3. Obi One Kinobi tries to 4. Share the message 5. That connects the dots in a new way 6. And offers a vision of a redeemed world 7. But there is an opposition to the message 8. Drama occurs.
-many references to the womb/sexually related organs/body parts
Army in the end of the movie, lined up straight, all matching uniforms in respectable areas in line, orderly, seems fascist and militaristic
Star Wars revelation trope: horror/conflict causes the main character i.e. Neo, Luke to decide to “want to” leave their old world for the new and unknown
Right of passage/hero’s journey- the “call”, the beginning of separation from life as they know it, crossing the abyss into unknown land, overcoming obstacles learning to survive on their own, the return.

Star Wars vs. Matrix
The revelation in Star Wars has its similarities and differences with the revelation in the Matrix. For example both revelations show elements of the Hero’s Journey. Both Neo and Luke experience their own journey into the new and revealed worlds.
Neo and Luke first have trouble understanding each of their revelations and in some way experience shock, retreat and anger. That is the first step of their journey, this unknown and unfamiliar world is exposed to them and they do not know how to handle the situation, do they take the opportunity to escape into this new world of knowledge or do they retreat and deny the fact that there is another world unlike the one they live and exist.
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