drafting a paragraph.
thursday, april 26, 2001
Draft #1:
Rappaccini has through science created a slave in his daughter Beatrice. By rendering her poisonous, he has effectively isolated her from ever having a normal relationship with the outside world. Rappaccini has physically trapped her by making her dependant on his poisonous garden. He has incarcerated her as effectively as if he had put actual shackles on her hands and feet and locked her into a cell. Thus, he has put himself in complete power over Beatrice�s physical and social space. Rappaccini has no problem exercising this power over her person because he sees Beatrice as an object. To him, she is merely a lab experiment in human shape. Believing that he has the right to control another person makes him the same as any other slave owner.
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Draft #2:
Rappaccini has through science created a slave in his daughter Beatrice. By making her poisonous, she will never be able to form relationships with other people on normal terms. He has also rendered it impossible for her to stay alive outside his poisonous garden. Thus, Rappaccini is in complete power over Beatrice�s physical and social space. She is incarcerated in his world as effectively as if he had put actual shackles on her hands and feet and locked her into a cell. Rappaccini has no problem exercising this power over her person because he sees Beatrice as an object. She is merely a lab experiment in human shape, and as such does not rank as a being with thoughts, feelings and desires of her own. This belief that he is within his full rights to control another persons� life makes Rappaccini the same as any other traditional slave owner. While he is not looking to gain monetary wealth through Beatrice, she feeds his pride and ego as a scientist. Creating her has been the greatest accomplishment of his career. Though it is expressed several times that Rappaccini does his experiments merely for the sake of knowledge, the fact that he goes to such lengths and costs to achieve this knowledge proves him not a servant of mankind as much as a selfish act fueled by his pride. This comes through when he calls Beatrice �daughter of my pride and triumph� (p. 2255).
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Draft 3:
Rappaccini has through science created a slave out of his daughter Beatrice. By making Beatrice poisonous, he has ensured that she will never be able to form natural relationships with other people. She is also unable to sustain life outside his poisonous garden. Thus, Rappaccini is in complete power over Beatrice�s physical and social space. Not only has he incarcerated her in his world as effectively as if he had put actual shackles on her hands and feet, he has also made it impossible for her to create a life on the outside. Rappaccini has no problem exercising this power over her person because he sees Beatrice as an object. She is merely a lab experiment in human shape, and as such does not rank as a being with thoughts, feelings and desires of her own. This belief that he is within his full rights to control another persons� life makes Rappaccini the same as any other traditional slave owner. While he is not looking to gain monetary wealth through Beatrice, she feeds his pride and ego as a scientist. Creating her has been the greatest accomplishment of his career. Though it is expressed several times that Rappaccini does his experiments merely for the sake of knowledge, the fact that he goes to such lengths and costs to achieve this knowledge proves him not a servant of mankind as much as a selfish man fueled by pride. This reveals itself when he calls Beatrice �daughter of my pride and triumph� (p. 2255).
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Draft #4):
Rappaccini has through science created a slave out of his daughter Beatrice. By making Beatrice poisonous, he has ensured that she will never be able to form natural relationships with other people. She is also unable to sustain life outside his poisonous garden. Thus, Rappaccini is in complete power over Beatrice�s physical and social space. Not only has he incarcerated her in his world as effectively as if he had put actual shackles on her hands and feet, he has also made it impossible for her to create a life on the outside. Rappaccini has no problem exercising this power over her person because he sees Beatrice as an object. She is merely a lab experiment in human shape, and as such does not rank as a being with thoughts, feelings and desires of her own. This belief that he is within his full rights to control another persons� life makes Rappaccini the same as any other traditional slave owner. While he is not looking to gain monetary wealth through Beatrice, she feeds his pride and ego as a scientist. Creating her has been the greatest accomplishment of his career. Though it is expressed several times that Rappaccini does his experiments merely for the sake of knowledge, the fact that he goes to such lengths and costs to achieve this knowledge proves him not a servant of mankind as much as a selfish man fueled by pride. This is revealed when he calls Beatrice �daughter of my pride and triumph� (p. 2255).
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Tentatively the last draft (#5):
Rappaccini has created a slave out of his daughter Beatrice. By turning Beatrice poisonous and dependant on his garden to live, he has isolated her completely from the rest of humanity. She is incarcerated as effectively as if he had put actual shackles on her hands and feet. Rappaccini has no problem exercising this immense power over her person because he sees Beatrice only as an object. She is the counterpart to all his flowers, and is treated as part of them, not as part of humanity. The belief that he is within his full rights to control her life in this manner makes Rappaccini equal to any other traditional slave owner. While he is not looking to gain monetary wealth through Beatrice, she feeds his pride as a master scientist. Creating her has been the greatest accomplishment of his career. Though it is expressed several times that Rappaccini does his experiments merely for the sake of knowledge, the fact that he goes to such lengths and costs to achieve this knowledge proves him not a neutral servant of science as much as a man fueled by pride as revealed when he calls Beatrice �daughter of my pride and triumph� (p. 2255).
...only 5 more paragraphs to go. HA!!
