The obvious parallels between Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz have frequently been noted: in both there is the orphan hero who is r...aised on a farm by an aunt and uncle and yearns to escape to adventure. Obi-wan Kenobi resembles the Wizard; the loyal, plucky little robot R2D2 is Toto; C3PO is the Tin Man; and Chewbacca is the Cowardly Lion. Darth Vader replaces the Wicked Witch: this is a patriarchy rather than a matriarchy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm... That the play is the tragedy "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
bacterial creepers Wriggling through wounds... Like elvers in ponds, Their wan mouths kissing the warm sutures, Cleaning and caressing, Creeping and healing.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
By the roadside a hideous carrion, quivering On a clean bed of pebbly clay,... Her legs flexed in the air like a courtesan, Burning and sweating venomously, Calmly exposed its belly, ironic and wan, Clamorous with foul ecstasy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »