In the book Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Dunn displays the character Arty as .
narcissistic, power hungry carnival freak. Arty's power allows him to accumulate a .
large amount of respect over impressionable people, which later builds into his .
Arturan cult. Arty's power, which is used purely in a selfish way, ultimately .
brings the downfall of him and his carnival empire. In an extreme opposite, Dunn .
portrays the character Chick as a child with almost limitless, telekinetic powers who is .
kindhearted and a faithful servant to his family. Arty wields his power, in a .
narcissistic, ill-hearted manner, over helpless weak minds, while Chick uses his power .
in selflessness and in a pure heart for the good of his family.
Just as many cults today Arty receives his power from the weak, hopeless .
outcasts of society and those that are curious of what his Arturan cult stands for. Arty's .
first source of power was Alma Witherspoon who had no family or friends. Alma, .
heartbroken from a relationship that could not be, desired to be unique like Arty. In .
addition, Arty decide to remove her limbs, one by one, until she appeared without .
limbs, as he was. In doing so, Arty began one of his most valuable sources of power, .
the Arturan cult. Arty's gained publicity from the news took the publicity of his cult to a .
higher level and strengthened his power tremendously. For instance:.
"An hour after the first broadcast of a breathless on the-spot reporter describing .
bandaged stumps in a wheelchair, the newspaper people started popping up. .
After a few months reporters drove out to meet us on the road.(Dunn188).
In addition, as soon as the first reporters began to spread the news of Arty's cult, each .
news company wanted to know more about him and his ideals. In return for sharing .
the Arturan beliefs, Arty gained extreme publicity and his power grew in leadership .
Gonzalez 2.
over many Arturans. Lastly, Norval Sanderson, a well respected journalist, .
I just love playing with gadgets. One of my coworkers said that I am a true "Über Geek-. ... I loved to see my creations come to life on the screen. ... But, when it comes to new toys, we geeks usually find a way. ... I don't know if I am the "Über Geek- or not, but my fascination with technology and my love of gadgets shows no sign of diminishing anytime soon. ...
INTERNET - Geek or Chic? ... The Internet is often associated with geeks because it does give such people the opportunity to further retract from society and become wrapped up in a fantasy world. ... There are even cases of people falling in love and getting married purely through chatting and never actually meeting in person. ... The advent of online gaming has also added to the geek factor of the Internet. ...
I disagrre with the statement "human nature loves more readily than it hates." ... High school is a perfect example becausse I have experianced first hand many people who will hate before they love. ... If you fit under the category of those labledas geeks, freaks, or dorks, than you don't even have a chance with other high school stsudents. ... You're not given a chance to be loved, you are automatically hated jst because you are different. ... Therefore it is harder for them to love and they hate because it is the easy way out. ...
We are merely modern day monsters, such as the carnivalists of Freaks, and Geek Love. In the context of the Gothic, we are, "not just repetitions of previous forms, but reinventions," (Spooner, 2006), Geek Love follows also a quite Frankensteinian theme. ... Geek love is full of Frankenstein type characters, different people seeking to create monsters for all sorts of different reasons. ... All around us technologies are inventing new ways to alter the human body, and creating our own modern Freeks and Geeks. ...
Love Don't Cost a Thing was an extremely entertaining movie. ... This is because Love Don't Cost a Thing is a remake of the 1987 film starring Patrick Dempsey, Can't Buy Me Love. ... Nick Cannon's transformation from geek to sleek is so smooth that it gives the movie a real flow. ... Love Don't Cost a Thing was a very high-quality film as far as entertainment goes. It has everything from comedy, to a love story, and even a little heartbreak. ...
The groups of internet users and people who love to chat in online chat room have their own cyberspace language, which is now entering the linguistic mainstream. ... Nowadays emoticons are not only limited only to techno-geeks, but even to everyday people who spend only a short time looking in their e-mail inboxes or reading their message in mobile phone. ...
Whereas 10 years ago a few desperate souls looked online to find love, much to their own chagrin and the concern of their family and friends, online dating has today become an enormous part of the dating scene, and indeed has spawned very successful industry in the dating market. ... Here are just a few: 1) Broader market- Christina H. of Eagle Point Oregon met the love of her life while playing scrabble on Facebook. Stuart who was born and raised in Ireland, has now moved to Oregon to be with his new love. 2) Level playing field for those with physical impediments- Christina is an inte...
Lena stays home this summer she has broken up with her boyfriend Kostos who she met in Greece last summer. he comes and visits her and tells her that he loves her. ... Her friend Brian also gives her problems because he is in love with her but she thinks he is a geek but she really likes him as a friend. ...
Lastly, my eyes spotted an obvious computer geek sporting a simple square frame. ... "Oh, I loved them actually," I replied. ... Eventually it became a stereotype that "nerds" and "geeks" wear glasses, thus the associated stereotype of intellect. ...
