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Waking in the Blue Waking in the Blue Analysis Analysis Jac Cameron Jac Cameron

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Page 1: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

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Page 2: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Waking up, mares nest – waking up from Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore, The night attendant, a B.U sophomore, rouses from the mare’s – nest of his drowsy rouses from the mare’s – nest of his drowsy head propped on the meaning of meaning. head propped on the meaning of meaning.

Page 3: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Azure day – amplifies his imprisonment, Azure day – amplifies his imprisonment, and depression. Reference to the colour and depression. Reference to the colour blue blue He catwalks down the our corridor. Azure day make my He catwalks down the our corridor. Azure day make my agonized blue window bleaker.agonized blue window bleaker.

Page 4: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Crows maunder – personification, and crows are Crows maunder – personification, and crows are symbolic for death symbolic for death

Crows maunder on the petrified fairway. Crows maunder on the petrified fairway. Absence. My hearts grow tense as though a Absence. My hearts grow tense as though a harpoon were sparring for the kill. harpoon were sparring for the kill.

Page 5: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Mentally ill – he is admitting to his own mental Mentally ill – he is admitting to his own mental health. Along with the used rhyming couplets with health. Along with the used rhyming couplets with the work ill and kill the work ill and kill

This is a house for the ‘mentally ill’This is a house for the ‘mentally ill’

Page 6: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Once a Harvard all American full back – living in Once a Harvard all American full back – living in the past, using the words now and once in the past, using the words now and once in conjunction with each otherconjunction with each other

What use is my sense of humor? I grin at Stanley What use is my sense of humor? I grin at Stanley now sunk in his sixties, once a Harvard all now sunk in his sixties, once a Harvard all American fullback, (if such were possible!) American fullback, (if such were possible!)

Page 7: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

““ramrod” – illustrating his muscular figure but ramrod” – illustrating his muscular figure but maybe a lack of intelligence. Jock likemaybe a lack of intelligence. Jock like

Still hoarding the build of a boy in his twenties, as he Still hoarding the build of a boy in his twenties, as he soaks, a ramrod with a muscle of a seal in his long tub,soaks, a ramrod with a muscle of a seal in his long tub,

Page 8: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Crimson gold-gap – living in the shadow Crimson gold-gap – living in the shadow of his former self by wearing his old of his former self by wearing his old Harvard cap Harvard cap Vaguely urinous from the Victorian plumbing, A Vaguely urinous from the Victorian plumbing, A kingly granite profile in a crimson gold-cap, worn kingly granite profile in a crimson gold-cap, worn all day, all night, he thinks only of his figure,all day, all night, he thinks only of his figure,

Page 9: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

““More cut off from words than a seal” – words can More cut off from words than a seal” – words can symbolize thoughts and means he is detached from symbolize thoughts and means he is detached from realityrealityOf slimming on sherbet and ginger ale – more cut off from words than seal. Of slimming on sherbet and ginger ale – more cut off from words than seal. This is the way day breaks in Bowditch Hall at McLean's; the hooded night This is the way day breaks in Bowditch Hall at McLean's; the hooded night lights bring out ‘Bobbie’ Porcellian ‘29, a replica of Louis XVI without the wig lights bring out ‘Bobbie’ Porcellian ‘29, a replica of Louis XVI without the wig – redolent and roly-poly as a sperm whale, as he swashbuckles about in this – redolent and roly-poly as a sperm whale, as he swashbuckles about in this birthday suit and horses in chairs.birthday suit and horses in chairs.

Page 10: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Slightly sarcastic in saying that they are overly Slightly sarcastic in saying that they are overly courageous and arrogant courageous and arrogant

These victorious figures of bravado ossified youngThese victorious figures of bravado ossified young

Page 11: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Juxtaposition of time by contrasting the mayflower, Juxtaposition of time by contrasting the mayflower, which is ever changing, and the church, which is a which is ever changing, and the church, which is a timeless figure in historytimeless figure in historyIn between the limits of day, hours and hours go under the crew In between the limits of day, hours and hours go under the crew haircuts and slightly too little nonsensical bachelor twinkle of haircuts and slightly too little nonsensical bachelor twinkle of Roman Catholic attendants. There are no Mayflower screwballs in Roman Catholic attendants. There are no Mayflower screwballs in the Catholic Churchthe Catholic Church

Page 12: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

Looks in the mirror and sees his future, filled with Looks in the mirror and sees his future, filled with self doubt and the realisation that he belonged in self doubt and the realisation that he belonged in the institute the institute After a hearty New England breakfast, I weigh two hundred pounds this After a hearty New England breakfast, I weigh two hundred pounds this morning. Cock of the walk, I strut in my turtle-necked French sailor’s morning. Cock of the walk, I strut in my turtle-necked French sailor’s jersey before the metal shaving mirrors, and see the shaky future grow jersey before the metal shaving mirrors, and see the shaky future grow familiar in the pinched, indigenous faces of these thoroughbred mental familiar in the pinched, indigenous faces of these thoroughbred mental cases, twice my age and half my weight.cases, twice my age and half my weight.

Page 13: Waking in the Blue Analysis Jac Cameron. Waking up, mares nest – waking up from a nightmare, negative annotations ‘ The night attendant, a B.U sophomore,

‘‘Locked razor’ – representation of the idea that Locked razor’ – representation of the idea that they are unable to look presentable and they have they are unable to look presentable and they have let themselves golet themselves goWe are all old timers, each of us holds a locked razor.’ We are all old timers, each of us holds a locked razor.’