Funny video, basically this is what I thought that The Postman Always Rings Twice would be about. I was surprised that there wasn't even a mention or metaphor for a postman.
While reading The Postman Always Rings Twice, I found myself questioning whether Nick was an overall decent individual disillusioned by the lust-charged relationship he and Cora shared, or simply a deranged murderer. Regarding that subject, I found Frank's demeanor during Nick's funeral to be especially interesting:
"I got to blubbering while they were letting him down. Singing those hymns will do it to you every time, and specially when it's about a guy you like as well as I liked the Greek. At the end they sang some song I had heard him sing a hundred times, and that finished me" (p. 84).
It is astonishing in itself that Frank has the audacity to even attend Nick's funeral. He acts the same as any close relative or family friend would, as if he isn't the one responsible for the death of Papadakis. I find it unsettling that it takes a funeral atmosphere and a few melancholic hymns for Frank to express any genuine feelings of sorrow for the death of Nick. Although Nick is undoubtedly sad during the funeral, he does not express any feelings of regret, self-hatred or, at the very least, shame for the cruel act he has committed. It may be a bit too simplified to claim that Frank is an utter lunatic, but I can't help but to conclude that he has to have a couple loose screws up in the cranial region after reading that excerpt. In my opinion, Frank doesn't have the right to mourn Nick's death. It is as though Frank is completely detached from the reality of his own actions. I can't seem to wrap my head around how you can brutally murder somebody (esp. after attempting it once and failing to do so) and then weep at their funeral.
On the other hand, Frank did have reoccuring memories from the night of the murder involving the sound of Nick's skull cracking from the blows of the wrench. Frank was indeed disturbed by these flashbacks, which leaves me wondering...
Sure the postman is a metaphor, Mary Kate, for, like, fate or some such, right? Always bringing the same experience twice, with an ironic twist the second time 'round. But yeah, he doesn't get mentioned outside the title.
Funny video, basically this is what I thought that The Postman Always Rings Twice would be about. I was surprised that there wasn't even a mention or metaphor for a postman.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading The Postman Always Rings Twice, I found myself questioning whether Nick was an overall decent individual disillusioned by the lust-charged relationship he and Cora shared, or simply a deranged murderer. Regarding that subject, I found Frank's demeanor during Nick's funeral to be especially interesting:
ReplyDelete"I got to blubbering while they were letting him down. Singing those hymns will do it to you every time, and specially when it's about a guy you like as well as I liked the Greek. At the end they sang some song I had heard him sing a hundred times, and that finished me" (p. 84).
It is astonishing in itself that Frank has the audacity to even attend Nick's funeral. He acts the same as any close relative or family friend would, as if he isn't the one responsible for the death of Papadakis. I find it unsettling that it takes a funeral atmosphere and a few melancholic hymns for Frank to express any genuine feelings of sorrow for the death of Nick. Although Nick is undoubtedly sad during the funeral, he does not express any feelings of regret, self-hatred or, at the very least, shame for the cruel act he has committed. It may be a bit too simplified to claim that Frank is an utter lunatic, but I can't help but to conclude that he has to have a couple loose screws up in the cranial region after reading that excerpt. In my opinion, Frank doesn't have the right to mourn Nick's death. It is as though Frank is completely detached from the reality of his own actions. I can't seem to wrap my head around how you can brutally murder somebody (esp. after attempting it once and failing to do so) and then weep at their funeral.
On the other hand, Frank did have reoccuring memories from the night of the murder involving the sound of Nick's skull cracking from the blows of the wrench. Frank was indeed disturbed by these flashbacks, which leaves me wondering...
Now, I almost got some Idea about what the meaning of the tpost man rings twice
ReplyDeleteSure the postman is a metaphor, Mary Kate, for, like, fate or some such, right? Always bringing the same experience twice, with an ironic twist the second time 'round. But yeah, he doesn't get mentioned outside the title.
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