Exploration in Digital LiteratureMain MenuIntroduction to Exploration in Digital LiteratureWorks CitedAbout the Student AuthorsLucy Dunlop0f87c154df9d1f5b9c9db43bf755c92458e4029aChristina Dang16f8741b7c1912c88412ac3ecd3d51712dc3f3f0Deena Lang131c436bb0b401aee393cec40c25d6b298e0d091Amelia Tan072c06bdfc7e7ce98f28891a102d135bb24f1261
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1media/#1_thumb.JPG2019-11-13T14:44:39-08:00Deena Lang131c436bb0b401aee393cec40c25d6b298e0d091355682Screenshot from the beginning of Etheric Ocean, J.R. Carpenter, 2014plain2019-11-13T16:24:14-08:00Deena Lang131c436bb0b401aee393cec40c25d6b298e0d091
1media/#1.JPGmedia/#1.JPG2019-11-13T13:03:50-08:00"the sea is nothing in sight but isles"11plain2019-11-16T17:47:13-08:00From this screenshot from Etheric Ocean, the elusive nature of the ocean becomes evident to readers early on in their exploration of Carpenter’s work. Through the parallel wording of “isles” and “I’ll,” readers can connect the concept of an island, something they can understand and physically see, with the narrator’s voice, which is broken up and fragmented throughout the piece by the ellipsis shown above. This parallel wording serves as a statement, telling readers that a familiar concept, in this case the concept of an isle, still has an element which lies beyond the grasp of their understanding. Readers may gain some clarity in the visual connection of the word “isle” to the picture of the island in the upper left-hand corner, which serves to further emphasize the idea that sight, as opposed to our other senses, offers and expedited route to understanding. However, in exploring the depths of the ocean, where there is no light, we must resort to our other senses, emphasizing the important role sound plays in the exploration of the ocean.
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