Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Old Weird and New Weird

From reading the novel Swan Song, the reader could infer that the concept of this story is only weird in a artistic
way. The story has strong value of fear being populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies, earth’s last
survivors have been drawn into the final battle between good and evil, that will decide the fate of humanity. I was basically
getting end of the world vibes in a unusual way to wear the monsters are the good guys, and the beautiful creatures are
the bad guys, which is why many would find the novel weird or unusual. As an horror story, this element is completely
normal, due to the origin of grotesque characters in storytelling throughout centuries.

The main element that intrigued me the most would be the theory of Beauty on the Inside Versus Beauty
on the Outside. The main character Swan does not understand why beautiful people would be mean and vice
versa, and Leona says that God had not figured out how to show people's souls on the outside. This element is
symbolic to the society that we live in today. Believe it or not, there are people out there who thinks that a
pretty face and body comes with a beautiful personality, and from experience most of the worst people
I have met were attractive or well put together, but their personality did not make up for it. In contrast, some
of the most attractive broken people i’ve met has had the most sincere, loving, and caring hearts on this earth.

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