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]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:15:09 +0000 mod Films Referenced http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Films+Referenced email.hidden@example.com (arcster) arcster edited Films Referenced A LIST OF FILMS AND CHARACTERS MENTIONED IN THE RAW SHARK TEXTS
“Casablanca"
symptoms. In the dream at the beginning of Chapter 5 "White Cloud and Blue Mountain," Sanderson sees a statue of "a shadowy, spider-webbed Humphrey Bogart." The postcard Eric sends to Dr. Randel Randle is a picture from the movie. movie. Steven Hall lists Casablance as his "all-time No. 1 movie" on hismyspace page.
“Jaws"
Clio has seen it twice. The climactic battle with the shark runs parallel to the end of the film. Some examples are Eric assuming the role of police chief Bordy, scout becoming Hooper and the Dr. playing the role of the captain Quint. Both Eric and Brody are left alone on the sinking ship to kill the shark, Scout goes in the cage and is believed dead, and Trey goes overboard and is presumably lost to the shark. Another point of intertextuality that Hall uses is the use of barrels (of phone books in his nov]]> Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:43:17 +0000 mod Books Referenced http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Books+Referenced email.hidden@example.com (dustin) dustin commented on Books Referenced alice in wonderland is referenced quite often certainly with the chapter : It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards. said the queen to Alice]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:29:04 +0000 com Final Postcard Postmark http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Final+Postcard+Postmark email.hidden@example.com (Lyco Notarius) Lyco Notarius added Final Postcard Postmark

At the end of the book Dr. Randle receives a farewell postcard from Eric Sanderson, seemingly posted after he has died.


The postmark reads (in greek): "Κάπου πέρα από την θάλασσα", which means "somewhere beyond the sea" and instead for the date, there is the symbol for infinity.


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“Casablanca"
fugue-like symptoms. symptoms. The postcard Eric sends to Dr. Randel is a picture from the movie.
“Jaws"
Clio has seen it twice. The climactic battle with the shark runs parallel to the end of the film. Some examples are Eric assuming the role of police chief Bordy, scout becoming Hooper and the Dr. playing the role of the captain Quint. Both Eric and Brody are left alone on the sinking ship to kill the shark, Scout goes in the cage and is believed dead, and Trey goes overboard and is presumably lost to the shark. Another point of intertextuality that Hall uses is the use of barrels (of phone books in his novel versus air in the film) to keep the shark close to the surface, both captains are amazed and troubled by the shark's ability to submerge]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:31:57 +0000 mod The Orpheus http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/The+Orpheus email.hidden@example.com (alice) alice edited The Orpheus The Orpheus
Fidorous’s boat for hunting sharks that contains a very strong conceptual loop (Raw_Shark_Boat_Diagram.pdf). Conceived as a collective idea of what a shark hunting boat should and would be like therefore it is.
It is hinted that the Orpheus is partly based on the boat from Jaws ("A commonly held idea for more than twenty-five years")
Orpheus is a figure in Greek mythology, he is a poet, musician, and the inventor of the lyre. His story concerning the death of Eurydite is especially relevent. Eurydite was Orpheus' wife and was killed by snakes. Orpheus went to the underworld where he played such sad music to Hades and Persephone they agreed to let Eurydice return to earth with him. The catch was that he must walk in front of her and not look back until they both reached this world. Nearing earth, he forgot and turned to look at her, she vanished again but this time forever. (Wikipedia page)
]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:29:05 +0000 mod SideBar http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/SideBar email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited SideBar About the Book
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]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:30:16 +0000 mod The Title http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/The+Title email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited The Title The intriguing, and initially puzzling, title "Raw Shark Texts", particularly when spoken out loud, bears a striking resemblance to "Rorschach Tests", perhaps more popularly known as "Inkblot Tests". Quoting from http://skepdic.com/inkblot.html "The Rorschach inkblot test is a psychological projective test of personality in which a subject's interpretations of ten standard abstract designs are analyzed as a measure of emotional and intellectual functioning and integration. The test is named afte]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:27:41 +0000 mod The Title http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/The+Title email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited The Title Shark Texts" Texts", particularly when spoken out loud, bears a striking resemblence resemblance to "Rorschach Tests" Tests", perhaps more popularly known as the Inkblot Tests. "Inkblot Tests". Quoting from http://skepdic.com/inkblot.html "The Rorschach inkblot test is a psychological projective test ofdo not try this at home! of personality in which a subject's interpretations of ten standard abstract designs are analyzed as a measure of emotional and intellectual functioning and integration. The test is named after Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922) who developed the inkblots, although he did not use them for personality analysis." The apparent connection is reinforced by the cover art of some edi]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:24:18 +0000 mod The Title http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/The+Title email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited The Title "Rorschach Tests". Tests" perhaps more popularly known as the Inkblot Tests. Quoting from http://skepdic.com/inkblot.html "The Rorschach inkblot test is a psychological projective test ofdo not try this at home! personality in which a subject's interpretations of ten standard abstract designs are analyzed as a measure of emotional and intellectual functioning and integration. The test is named after Hermann Rorschach (1884-1922) who developed the inkblots, although he did not use them for personality analysis." The apparent connection is reinforced by the cover of some editions of the book for instance at http://www.myspace.com/stevenhallbooks
]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:24:31 +0000 mod The Title http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/The+Title email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited The Title The title "Raw Shark Texts" bears a striking resemblence to "Rorschach Tests". Quoting from http://skepdic.com/inkblot.html "The Rorschach inkblot test is a psychological projective test ofdo not try this at home! personality in which a subject's interpretations of ten standard abstract designs are analyzed as a measure of emotional and intellectual functioning and integration. The test]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:23:15 +0000 mod The Title http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/The+Title email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited The Title The Raw Shark Texts. The Rorschach Tests.
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The Raw Shark Texts. The Rorschach Tests.


]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:05:24 +0000 add Section Quotations http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Section+Quotations email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited Section Quotations Section "FOUR": Chapters 30 through 36
Quotation: Section One
Tertius. Borges's Borges' short story was first published in Sur magazine in Argentina in 1940. The first English translation appeared in 1961. The story is one part speculative fiction, one part futuristic detective story and one part parable. Even more relevant to The Raw Shark Texts itself, is the sentence that follows the in-book quotation: "In his lifetime, he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen; once dead, he is not even the ghost he was then."
The last line of this Borges quotation reads “In the illusory depth of the mirrors”. Mirrors play an important role in The Raw Shark Texts: from Eric Sanderson first confronting himself as a reflection, to the notion of the two Eric Sandersons, to the refrain “the view becomes the reflection, and the reflection the view” in the closing stages of the novel.
of Borges Borges' other writing on mirrors turns]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:03:02 +0000 mod Section Quotations http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Section+Quotations email.hidden@example.com (Paul Bailey) Paul Bailey edited Section Quotations Introduction
into Four four distinct sections, each marked by a quotation. There are 36 chapters in the novel and are broken into the following sections:
Section "ONE": Chapters 1 through 8
Section "TWO": Chapters 9 through 17
Section "FOUR": Chapters 30 through 36
Quotation: Section One
translation appreared appeared in 1961. The story is one part speculative fiction, one part futuristic detective story and one part parable. Even more relevant to The Raw Shark Texts itself, is the sentence that follows the in-book quotation: "In his lifetime, he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen; once dead, he is not even the ghost he was then."
The last line of this Borges quotation reads “In the illusory depth of the mirrors”. Mirrors play an important role in The Raw Shark Texts: from Eric Sanderson first confronting himself as a reflection, to the notion of the two Eric Sand]]> Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:59:38 +0000 mod Films Referenced http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Films+Referenced email.hidden@example.com (Walker Besharah) Walker Besharah edited Films Referenced Mentioned in the one of the first meetings with Dr. Randle as an example of explaining Eric's fugue-like symptoms.
“Jaws"
Clio has seen it twice. The climactic battle with the shark runs parallel to the end of the film. Some examples are Eric assuming the role of police chief Bordy, scout becoming Hooper and the Dr. playing the role of the captain Quint. Both Eric and Brody are left alone on the sinking ship to kill the shark, Scout goes in the cage and is believed dead, and Trey goes overboard and is presumably lost to the shark. Another point of intertextuality that Hall uses is the use of barrels (of phone books in his novel versus air in the film) to keep the shark close to the surface, both captains are amazed and troubled by the shark's ability to submerge despite having three barrels attached to it.
“Buzz Lightyear”
Tim Allen’s character in Toy Story, page 112
“Number One”
‘Make it so Number One,’ Eric says, which refers to Jonathan Frak]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:24:20 +0000 mod Films Referenced http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Films+Referenced email.hidden@example.com (Walker Besharah) Walker Besharah edited Films Referenced Mentioned in the one of the first meetings with Dr. Randle as an example of explaining Eric's fugue-like symptoms.
“Jaws"
Clio has seen it twice
“Buzz Lightyear”
Tim Allen’s character in Toy Story, page 112
“Number One”
‘Make it so Number One,’ Eric says, which refers to Jonathan Frakes character Commander William T. Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation
“Dawn of the Dead"
Mentioned as Scout and Second Eric Sanderson pack up the jeep they leave at McDonald’s
Wizard of Oz carachters mentioned by Dr. Fidorous when Scout introduces Eric. (pg. 239, 241, 315, 396, 399)
also: "There's no place like home," Scout said absently. - pg. 403
‘Make it so Number One,’ Eric says, which refers to Jonathan Frakes character Commander William T. Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Tim Allen’s character in Toy Story, page 112
Clio has seen it twice. The climactic battle with the shark r]]> Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:22:55 +0000 mod Mycroft Ward http://www.annotatedrawshark.com/Mycroft+Ward email.hidden@example.com (Neil) Neil edited Mycroft Ward "Something fundamental in the relationship between time and Mycroft Ward changed."
Who He Is: Mycroft Ward
Ward." He He lived toward the end of the 19th century and became a hero during the Battle of Balaclava (October 25, 1854) during the Crimean War (fought between Imperial Russia and France, the U.K., the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman empire).
Surely a play on Microsoft Word?
It is also interesting to note the unusual nested reference the name is to the aforementioned hospital stay. The little known brother of Sherlock Holmes was named Mycroft, and a Ward refers to a hospital. As the only thing in the Hospital's library was books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and among those were the hated Sherlock Holmes books, it doesn't seem too unlikely a stretch that the evil villian related to brain cancer motifs was indeed a reference back to that original hospital visit. A bad memory eating it's way back to prominence.
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