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[alexibrown]

Writer's Choice-The benefits of silence

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/opinion/sunday/the-cost-of-paying-attention.html?_r=0

The article shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find spaces in public where there is no commercial chatter of the ads, and the news. Such places that have been claimed by commerce. The only way to cut yourself off from the distracting chatter is by staring into your I-phone with headphones on. But this should not be the case since silence is such a highly prized commodity.  As the article describes the endless benefits of silence they come to the conclusion that, “…one consumes a great deal of silence in the course of becoming educated”. If silence became a more protected recourse such as water and purified air then there would in turn be a greater level of education, creativity and human interaction. The silence is not limited to the literal sense but also includes ads that are posted everywhere that seem to occupy people’s minds. In the classroom is our time to feel the silence of commerce since at all other points in the day the chatter is able to reach us. The time in the classroom gives our brains the time to immerse in the silence and focus on literature in a pure state without our heads clouded with interruptions from the world.

[tayleirobinson]

I’m sure by now that every one in class has heard of this “magical” color-changing dress. But there is actually science behind why some people see it one way and some people see it another way. It all has to do with how the lenses in our eyes interpret the light coming into them. So the dress has been proven to be blue with black lace, but many people physically just cannot see it as anything other than white with gold lace. This dress kind of makes me think about the way people view pieces of literature. We form opinions based on how our brains interpret the words coming in as we read them. This is why every one will always have a slightly different opinion on the things they read. I also think similarly to the dress, after a while of looking at a piece of literature, the way you see it could start to change. 

[alexibrown]

I agree that at times as readers we become closed minded about literature and we cannot see the different possibilities because we are not open to them. But if the reader focuses on the work for a longer period of time and stretches their mind then change is possible. Also, I only see white and gold I have not been able to see blue and black at all.  

[englishanew]

As I mentioned in class, we’ll spend the final two weeks revisiting material on the syllabus during Weeks 1-8. We’ll certainly spend more time with NLMG and we’ll work through the final three pieces (Levi, Quindoza-Santiago, and Banias). Comment below to vote on additional texts…

[alexibrown]

I would rather have the due date on Friday to give more time for a quality paper rather than a rushed work.

[alexibrown]

Writing Genre Adaptation (Revised)

At times as writers we get far to wrapped up in the little things and forget about the big picture. Or we may just be writing about every thing that pops into our heads because it is not clear to us yet what the big picture might be. This could be a style of writing in the stream of consciousness for an author to guide the reader to the larger picture but in that case the author is a story tell not the writer of the essay. In any case when one’s writing goes off onto tangents about topics that do not have a main purpose to contribute to the central story, the reader feels this burden placed upon them because they have to decipher what is important and what is irrelevant trash. As a reader when you are engaged in a piece of writing, then you find that your mind and attention begin to drift away into the details of the setting or random objects the writer wishes to include it is not always the fault of the reader for not paying close enough attention. It could be that the writer’s mind was drifting off topic too. Describing in detail the surrounding of whatever it might be that you are writing about is important for a multitude of reasons such as foreshadowing or setting up the story to revisit to a later point, but only to a certain extent. If the writer goes off on a tangent there is a high risk that the reader will become utterly confused. To aid in fixing this common problem the writer should address exactly what their objective in the piece is in the thesis statement and make a plan through the pre-writing process to ensure that the writing is precise and all of it relates to each other. Making an outline in the pre-writing process is about as important as having a finished piece. With out creating a precise plan of one’s objectives and possible examples, details, then the relevance of the information could be skewed. The final piece would be a work of jumbled thoughts with a theme.  For example, one could be writing about an important football game and the writer could describe all of the details of the stadium with the bright lights, the different team’s uniforms, and the fans. But if they become fixated on the hot dog vendor trying to describe the stand down to attempting to name the exact hue of yellow and red paint on the outside of the cart. This tangent distracts the reader from what they should really be focusing on, which is the big game how many fans, the energy in the stadium and what the day means for the players. Unless describing this portion of the story is going to be an important detail to add to the plot, this could throw off the tone of the storyline and leaves the reader confused. The idea is to mention the details like the hot dog stand even love them but recognize that you shouldn’t marry the ideas in this story because they really aren’t that important to the reader. With any luck you understood and appreciated my adaptation of Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down The Bones, selection “Don’t Marry the Fly”. I believe that my writing remained centered around topic at hand. It would be quite ironic if I had gone off on a tangent. I feel that it is very difficult for the writers themselves to recognize their own faults in this area because their own stream of consciousness when read over sounds as if it actually had been on topic and makes sense to them but may not to others. Good thing someone invented peer editing. It was difficult to explain Goldberg’s ideas more clearly than herself and in such a way that was very engaging but all that one can do is attempt and practice. I think that Goldberg tells us not to marry the fly in the end as a metaphor to not become so attached to minute details that do not offer a clear or enhancing vision to the story. It is easy as a writer to become tangled in our own thoughts while thinking that they are all important and it is not easy to fix. Being as precise as possible when writing is a science and must one’s own work analyzed with great care. If we stick to the point and don’t marry every idea our writing should be on track fro greatness. 

Goldberg, Natalie. Writing down the Bones: Don’t Marry The Fly. Boston: Shambhala, 1986. Print. Page 55-56

[alexibrown]

Review Analysis

Wolf's Post Script

Morality in the context of the story refers to what is in accordance to societal and personal values. From how the Wolf begins his account of the story he states that, “I [he] did it for posterity…and a clear moral” (lines 2-4) because he gave his life selflessly for the betterment of society, it is evident that the Wolf has obtained a more sound sense of morality than the humans discussed in the tale. From the original story we have concluded that the wolf is inherently evil, therefore; this previous knowledge is carried into the subconscious of the reader throughout this story, which skews the accountability of the narrator. Beasts of the world not only in regards to the wolf but all unknowns and causes of fear are what the Wolf is trying to protect the humans from with his moral. Humans have stereotyped what they do not understand in their world, in the sense that they have seen things in clear-cut black and white other than the grey areas. They have condense what they cannot explain into groupings and have made generalizations to allow themselves to rise above the unfamiliar. In this instance the Wolf allows the humans to stereotype him as the unknown and dangerous in order to make his moral clear. The reason why the humans do not understand the Wolf is because they are blinded by fear yet in retrospect the Wolf commented on how he could have eaten all of them at any time he wanted so the fear is rationalized. The people don’t see that the Wolf is trying to make a point because there was no communication about it but there is speculation that the huntsman could have been apart of the plot to make himself look like the hero making the story and the moral easy for “kindergarten” children to identify with. Calling the young girl evil or a beast as the wolf was portrayed would be a hyperbole but recognizing her ignorance could help another young one in the future, which is what the wolf was attempting to accomplish. Although it seems that the wolf would offer this insight into his own thinking as a way to be praised for his sacrifice I believe that the deed was enacted for the personal gratification.  The binary was a bit of an overstatement because it does not hold true for all humans and all beasts or even all instances with solely the main characters in the short story but acts as a jumping of point for thought.

Original Analysis 2:

It becomes clear that the wolf’s sense of morality is stronger than what was expected of him.  The immoral humans over look the beasts of the world and stereotype anything they get a chance to or that they do not fully understand.  Calling the young girl evil or a beast as the wolf was portrayed would be a hyperbole but recognizing her ignorance could help another young one in the future, which is what the wolf was attempting to accomplish. Although it seems that the wolf would offer this insight into his own thinking as a way to be praised for his sacrifice I believe that the deed was enacted for the personal gratification.  The binary was a bit of an overstatement because it does not hold true for all humans and all beasts or even all instances with solely the main characters in the short story but acts as a jumping of point for thought.

Excerpts:

C- "It becomes clear that the wolf’s sense of morality is stronger than what was expected of him."

G- "The immoral humans over look the beasts of the world and stereotype anything they get a chance to or that they do not fully understand."

[alexibrown]

Literary Adaptation

Adaptation-

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley a little bit twisted. After the creature had viewed the DeLacy family and realized that he doesn’t have to be alone in the world and watches how humans interact with love towards each other. The Creature had found his way to Victor after feeling the true depths of loneliness he begged Victor for a female counterpart in his life. Victor refused and dismissed the idea as well as mocked the creature for wanting to feel like a human that he would never be. The Creature was infuriated with Victor and killed his entire family to show him how lonely life can be. After much thought realized that if he did make the Creature a woman he would cause less destruction and more lives would be saved and if he didn’t the next life that the Creature would take is Victor’s. Once he created the woman for the Creature the two immediately fell in love and felt as though it no longer mattered that society didn’t approve of them. But they indeed did still feel the urge to be brought in to society seen as they had their own little version of a tradition wedding that would be held in the village if they were citizens. Although no one but Victor and Elizabeth attended they felt as though they were another step closer to becoming immersed into the society. The made a cottage right outside of the village so that they could still keep in touch with Victor. They led their lives in peace for but a day until the town’s people came to the little house in the night and attempted to murder the couple. They escaped at the last moment and with the help of Victor who hid them in his own house. The Creature and his wife then asked Victor to preform another surgery on their faces to attempt to make them blend in with society and no longer face scrutiny. Victor did as they pleased once again, reconstructing their faces to look completely normal although he could not change heir stature they looked somewhat normal. When the couple emerged from the house the town’s people were waiting and even though their appearance was acceptable to society. The people still had their hateful hearts and took the first chance they had to kill the creatures without even taking a full look at what Victor had transformed them into. Blinded by fear and irrationality led to the senseless hate on the two that had finally looked like they belonged with the rest of the society. The curious thing is that the Creature’s personality filled with love and compassion has always been compatible with society it was just that the townspeople failed to see past the exterior.

Analysis-

He thought that if he did this for the creature and the two beings were accepted into society, his father might notice all of his hard work and he would win his father’s approval. Victor has been searching for ways to win his father’s approval throughout his life seen as why he is so dedicated to his work of creation of life and always tying to show how studious he is as well as showing superiority in the household. Paralleling this situation is the Creature coming to Victor for acceptance and eventually to spare himself from despair of a lifetime of loneliness. Except that in the real version Victor does not accept the creature or even claim him of his own making. In respect to both of the creatures being hunted by the people of the town even though they were no longer harming society, I believe that as long as society views them as different and not completely immersed they will continue to persecute. The portion of the story that includes the couple wanting to change themselves to conform to society mirrors the modern day. As a generalization this generation around the world has been changing themselves to conform to society but there will always be another step to be accepted a never ending chain to not feel lonely.

[alexibrown]

Analysis 4

In Giovanni Bianchi’s “The True History and Adventures of Catherine Vizzani” a young woman or man named Catherine but also known as Giovanni Bordoni. The Canon says nothing of “the authentic Information given him of Giovanni’s genuine Sex.” Which is why it is so difficult to describe Giovanni as an individual without the use of her or him. To the society around her, she was viewed as unnatural but it could not be seen as the reason why. It could be for a multitude of reasons such that she was attracted to women, that she had so many lovers or was it that she was “…most addicted to that alluring Sex of all the Men in that Part of the Country”. Although she was seen as unusual she was only unusual to that crowd and that time period because the word unusual is based off of opinions that always change. Once the readers decide for themselves what is unnatural in their own opinions within their own context. Just as a reader would have to do when reading “The Venus Hotentot”

[alexibrown]

Writer's Choice

The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think — rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men. ~Bill Beattie

I believe that in this class more so than other classes that I have taken allows us to improve on the process of thinking and analyzing rather than mindless formulas. The movement of thought around the classroom stimulates further analysis. With discussion of the novels and pieces of literature that we analyze in the classroom we are developing the skills to be critical thinkers throughout our lives and to carry over to other classes. This quote is paralleled to the short story or poem that we read on the beginning days of class. The young boy knew the answer to the teacher’s problem but would not speak up to say that the line drawn on the board has endless possibilities and is different to each person that sees it. If he had contributed that opinion then the rest of the class would understand as well. Showing that the teacher was trying to open their minds to the multitude of possibilities and teach them how to use their brains like how we are learning to do now.

[alexibrown]

Analyses 3

http://immigration.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000842

The Article that I have read discusses the pros and cons of immigration from Central America to the United States. With such a controversial issue that has taken our country by storm for the past decade there is a plethora of debate that continues in present day. It is difficult to take a particular stance on this subject but I think there is much value to take away from analysis.

The article discusses how some people believe that the US economy does benefit from the illegal immigration because these are the people that take the jobs that other citizens do not want to do and would rather collect unemployment than work in such difficult environments with little pay. Which I do agree with because I think that the American people as a whole have shown an unmotivated attitude and willingness to accept handouts from the government. While the illegal immigrants have shown a greater resilience to adversity and overcoming adversity in this country. I also agree with allowing them in because of the increased circulation of money to help in stimulating the economy.

I understand the opposing side to the topic as well though while reading the article the opponents of illegal immigration believe that the people who break the law by crossing the border without their documentation or overstaying their visas should not be rewarded with the ability to stay the US. The belief of many is that illegals should be deported and viewed as criminals along with social and economic burdens to Americans that pay their taxes and abide by the law. The concern is that the reward of citizenship and access to social services might run our country into more of a financial hole. There are many ways to view the topic and there is no simple and definite answer to be found but that is the beauty of opinion.

[alexibrown]

Notes 4

Notes 4 on Analysis 1

In regards to the writing process I have come to realize that when I think I have come up with strong enough analysis I need to take another look at it and go through the process of evaluating my thoughts in a way that is more closely linked to the text so that I evidence to back up what I am saying

The moments in the text that indicate that Victor doesn’t want to appear weak and fragile would be through out his childhood while always trying to be the best and appear that he never wants help regarding the rigorous studies that his parents had put him and his siblings through. Also, when he was in the process of decay and refused to send mail back to his family that had been trying to reach him because he didn’t want to lie to them but also did not want to tell him of the horrible state his mind and body had declined to. Lastly, when he saw Clerval for the first time and his friend was trying to figure out what was wrong with him but he would not reveal that he was truly in need of help until he actually could not go on.

To conceal in the meaning relating to the text and in reference to Clerval concealing Victor’s extent of illness means to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; or cover up. By Clerval doing the concealing from Elizabeth and Victor’s family could mean for Clerval’s character that he thinks about others before himself because if he had allowed his family to come and help with taking care of Victor, Clerval would have the time to do what he came to the city for which was to continue his studies. On the other hand it could also mean that Clerval is procrastinating on his studies or does not believe that Victor worthy of his family’s time because he might die soon. There are many possibilities as to why Clerval would be concealing Victor’s illness but that is decided by the interpretation of the reader since there are so many possibilities.

[alexibrown]

Analysis 2

Pre-writing

The Wolf’s Postscript to “Little Red Ridding Hood”

Binary: Immoral Humans/Immoral Beasts, from the begging of the tale the reader can easily interpret that Little Red Riding Hood is depicted as a young and innocent girl leading with the first word in her name “little” possessing the connotation of harmless. But that her name is a description of herself the reader is giving that the girl wears red and is hooded in a time period where neither would be subject to social norms implying a foreshadowing of her mischief and ignorance. While the “Big Bad Wolf” is depicted as vicious from the begging because of the negative connotation associated with large and dangerous animals that has been ingrained into human minds.

Complication: If the wolf wanted to he could have eaten the girl at any moment but he took an instant to ponder the implications of his actions if he had eaten her or allow himself to be hunted to make a point in the direction of learning life lessons in this case not trusting strangers. The moral sacrifice that he had made was selfless and an act of good will towards the ignorant humans that under estimated him.

Evidence: “…for posterity, for kindergarten teachers and a clear moral… they mustn’t speak to strangers.”(line1-7)

-       The wolf states that his intentions were clear from the start and he wanted to create a larger meaning for a simple story.

-       -Showing the opposite side of what the reader would expect and proving to his audience that he is not a mindless beast but a caring creature.

“But I was no child-molester though you’ll agree she was pretty” (lines 20-21).

-The wolf pokes fun at the Brothers Grim version of the “Little Red Riding Hood” as scholars have interpreted it using the Freudian theory to depict the Wolf molesting the girl.

-Showing that the Wolf recognizes the multiple stories that have been twisted and interpreted in different ways but all versions depict him as the villain. By showing his knowledge of the other texts, gives him more credibility with the reader that the narrator is not biased.

Claim: Rather than the Wolf being the immoral creature he is revealed to be the moral beast as his intelligence and integrity are revealed through his thoughts and actions because he followed through with his plan of transforming his death into a moral of not talking to strangers that would passed down throughout history. While the girl who in most stories is portrayed as the victim is in actuality the facilitator of her own possible misfortune.

Analysis: It becomes clear that the wolf’s sense of morality is stronger than what was expected of him.  The immoral humans over look the beasts of the world and stereotype anything they get a chance to or that they do not fully understand.  Calling the young girl evil or a beast as the wolf was portrayed would be a hyperbole but recognizing her ignorance could help another young one in the future, which is what the wolf was attempting to accomplish. Although it seems that the wolf would offer this insight into his own thinking as a way to be praised for his sacrifice I believe that the deed was enacted for the personal gratification.  The binary was a bit of an overstatement because it does not hold true for all humans and all beasts or even all instances with solely the main characters in the short story but acts as a jumping of point for thought.

[alexibrown]

Notes 3

Character: Miranda

Summary: Miranda is Prospero's daughter and the only female character recorded in the play. Over all she is shown as a naive and defenseless young girl who exclusively relies on her father. Seen through out the play is a trend that Miranda does not and cannot make her own decisions because of her overbearing father and that weakens her abilities to become independent. Since she has not seen other men with exception to her father and Caliban when she encounters Prince Ferdinand on the island they fall in love instantly with disapproval from her father, who claims that they must not fall in love so quickly.

Sparknotes Excerpt: In most of the play Miranda appears to be "gentle and compassionate, but also relatively passive, heroine" (sparknotes). It becomes clear to the reader that her role becomes a stepping stone or scenery to add to Prospero's character. Sparknotes mentions that although she is a very passive and meek young girl she has two moments that complicate that general statement placed upon her character. First off,  in Act I Scene II, when Caliban admits to his attempted rape of her and Miranda responds with "impressive vehemence, clearly appalled at Caliban’s light attitude toward the event. She goes on to scold him for being ungrateful for her attempts to educate him"(sparknotes). Also, after Prospero forbids her to talk to Ferdinan she goes against his wishes and proposes marriage to him in Act III Scene I.

Comparison: Compared to the Sparknotes Analysis of Major Characters my analysis is very similar because in both parties we find that Miranda appears to be a meek and fragile young girl with very little independence and were shocked by her two actions that contradicted her character's stereotype of the docile and compliant women that belonged to the time period. Although the instances appeared shocking at first glance, I believe that what Sparknotes failed to mention is why Shakespear had added in contradictory elements into Miranda's dialog. My guess would be that he understood the great role of women in society and in the theater as they played both men and women, but he would have had to show this in a very subtle manor. But this and any other guesses are only speculation in attempt to further understanding that we will not achieve because we cannot ask Shakespeare what he was thinking in these moments.

[alexibrown]

Analysis 1: 3-4 on 1

Text: Frankenstein

Quote: “…father’s advanced age, and how wretched my sickness would make Elizabeth, he spared them…concealing the extent of my disorder”(87)

Mini-summary of immediate context: The fact that his father is not able to travel long distances because of his age and unfitness allows Victor to think of how much he loves and respects his father and doesn’t want to worsen his condition. As for Elizabeth he doesn’t want her to stop loving him because he is so ill and also doesn’t want to ruin her innocence by revealing his true condition. 

Mini-summary of broader context: Clerval, one of Victor’s best friends from home had just come to the city to study and ran into Victor and see’s that he is horribly sick, that his mental state has brought on a course of bodily decay. Clerval covers up his true state because Victor is violently ill and doesn’t want his family to be conceded to the point that they also become ill .

Focal word/ phase: Concealing

2 Binaries: Life vs. Death, Madness vs. Sanity

2 implications of the quotations: Victor does not want his family to know how bad his condition was which seems like he is trying to be sparing and nice but i think that he just doesn’t want to appear weak and fragile to the people that he has always been the strongest around. He does not want them to figure out his secret about the creature. 

Clerval doesn’t want his health to worsen to death around his family because if he died in front of them they would be frantic and he might have to take care of them also. He might not want them around because they would distract from him focusing on getting better because he would act like he is completely fine causing his condition to worsen. But this is all speculation and the readers will never know yet that is the beauty in literature. 

Additional reference: “Only a little uneasy that they hear from you seldom”(86). This is written by Elizabeth to Victor showing her concern for him and her love that still remains for him. Which causes more anxiety for Victor knowing that he needs to get better soon before they become overwhelmed with grief. 

Analytical paragraph:  The main quote that i had mentioned above shows that Victor has not really changed his ways because of the experience with the creature he has not really grown or learned from the major event it seems as though he keeps trying to run form his problems and act as if he ignores them they will go away. This is not the case with his illness the more that he tries to deny it the worse it becomes until his old friend steps in to take care of him. I assume that if he had not run into Clerval he would go on being terrified of the creature and not addressing his illness until death takes him. Along with running from his problems he also runs from love. He attempts to ignore his loved ones in a chance that he will not get hurt from the relationship which is carried through to his relationship with the creature seen as though he ignores him out of fear. The two instances that I have mentioned are paralleled and can be traced throughout the story and Victor’s life.

Reflection: This was a bit difficult because thinking in depth on such a refined topic forced me to think deeper but there is obviously more digging in even such a small quotation that can be done. I have found that there is a lot of value in analyzing a small amount of material and relating it to the rest of the novel. I wonder if the critics mentioned in the appendix read the story in such depth but in reference to every line or if they merely skimmed through it and made there assumptions. 

[embarrett96-blog]

The material I chose to read was by John Wilson Crocker, in Appendix D with all of the reviews of Frankenstein. In this review, Crocker first summarizes most of the plot of the novel and adds a few things in from his own knowledge. One thing that shocked me was that unlike other reviews, Crocker...

[alexibrown]

I agree that Crocker was particularly harsh on the work and that might have had something to do with her being a woman in a time when only men's work was acceptable and that her topic of choice was extremely controversial for the time because it questioned religion. But readers will never know why the critics were so overly judgmental about the work. 

[davidxma-blog]

For my editorial material, I decided to use Appendix D: 2. The Edinburgh Magazine. This review mentions people’s desire for adventure and outrageous improbability, resulting in their fascination with the book. However, Shelley was able to incorporate realistic aspects into this wild fantasy by...

[alexibrown]

I agree that adding in portions of the story that are completely realistic instead of sticking to how crazy the plot is. The realism allows the readers to follow and relate to the story on a deeper level. Also, adding in the portions that are allusion to other works such as the bible allow the reader to pull back another layer of meaning in the novel. 

[raulitosdoritos]

From ‘Appendix D: Reviews of Frankenstein’ I chose the second, third and fourth reviews to read.

The second review, written by ‘The Edinburgh Magazine,’ discusses and praises Shelley’s capacity for creating unbounded imaginative stories, yet continues on only to then condemn the author’s work on...

[alexibrown]

I agree that Shelly's work seems a bit unpracticed and thrown together in that the story is on a rapid and unending path making it a bit difficult for the reader to follow. But that may be the way in which she wanted the reader to feel while reading the story to capture how the characters must feel. We will never know because she hasn't said it herself therefor it is all speculation. 

[alexibrown]

Notes 2

Genesis 2:7 - And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

In Genesis the bible describes how things we see around us are created but are described in a way that would only make sense if one had complete trust and faith in God. To people that think solely scientifically, not to generalize all scientist but when looking at the topic of creation through Victor’s eyes one could see how he might feel that something is missing that the calculations and in depth thoughts are not presented, that the analysis of each part are not presented which could be a factor that stems Victor’s initial pressing curiosity. This brings light to the novel to further understand the train of thought within Victor’s mind and to contrast the beliefs and actions of Victor as he repeats multiple times throughout the novel that what he has done was not by chance or with luck, it was the result of many tests and scientific reasoning which lends itself to be understood by the reader that this could be duplicated multiple times. If this was the case that Victor had been pressing upon us since the early stages in the novel then when it is apparent that the monster becomes increasingly lonely and feels as though he is an outcast in the society because he does not have a counterpart or anyone that will understand him. For example when the creature enters a town for the first time and records his unpleasant encounter as such, “…some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons, I escaped…” (124). Victor had failed his creation in providing another to solve this problem even though it was apparent that he could have. He acted in a selfish manor out of fear of multiple creations capability of destruction but I believe that if the creation had a counterpart or anyone to relate to him there would not be destruction.