In a tenacious daze, he leaves the city and relocates to a small town in the American heartland. Meet Asterios middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his New York City apartment goes up in flames. An epic story long awaited, and well worth the wait. GradeSaver, Web.The triumphant return of one of comics’ greatest talents, with an engrossing story of one man’s search for love, meaning, sanity, and perfect architectural proportions. Next Section Symbols, Allegory and Motifs Previous Section Quotes How To Cite in MLA Format Stephen, Maria, Juanita Gómez. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Eventually, he is able to fill in some missing elements about who he is. Dionysian which consequently raises questions about how people become who and what they are. Polyp also explores a number of false dichotomies in nature vs.
He is still in a spiritual crisis and starts to explore and confront the amoral whims of gods. He wonders if a person is ultimately governed by the heart or the head. Polyp also struggles with questions of destiny and free will. He tells him that they are very similar in the ways they act and that gods had already decided he would be that way long before he was born. As he tries to understand who he is and confront his flawed nature, his stillborn twin brother assures him in the dreams, that it is not his fault that he is flawed. It is presumed his Greek heritage plays a part in this. His daydreams are similar to the ones Orpheus had in the Underworld. The experience is likened to the story of Orpheus and Euridice of Greek Mythology. While in Arizona, Polyp starts to have daydreams that merge his past and the present. The escape is crucial as it helps Polyp to self-reflect and discovers himself afresh. He ends up in Apogee in Arizona where he becomes an auto-mechanic. With nothing and nowhere to go, he decides to retreat and go to the farthest place his fare could take him. A lightning strikes and burns down his apartment and the arrogant academic is now reduced to a tragic and sympathetic figure. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īsterios Polyp is a successful architect and professor who is also considered a serial philanderer. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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