Comparative Study - Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Cinema Paradiso” and Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey"

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The key to unlock ones imaginative journey lies within us as we channel through our emotions to create a perfect world, memory or fantasy, where the pain barely exists. Thus, one struggles to comply and grasp reality as these journeys aren’t necessarily recalled in chronological order, as we tend to forget unnecessary things which trigger moments of heartache. Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Cinema Paradiso” and Wordsworth’s “Tintern abbey” highly stress these conceptual theories through the character’s journey, reinforcing the concerns about the changing world and how one retaliates. These spiritual and physical transformations create insight on the persona’s new life, both. As both the texts and their contexts are linked, further suggesting to the audience to draw on these journeys and appreciate the world around us. During the 18th and 19th century the nature of civilisation was being questioned as society experienced remarkable growth in scientific knowledge, hence the era of romanticism began. William Wordsworth’s life became surrounded by confusion concerning the social effects of the economic and industrial revolutions of the nature of civilisation. Wordsworth, being part of the Romantic Movement, provides support to the contextual values of the time period, through his poem ‘Tintern Abbey’ whilst exploring the significance of nature to humanity. ‘Tintern Abbey’ merely acts as a springboard to the recognition of the brevity and exploration of the journey of life. He begins by setting the scene of a place with unedifying beauty, whilst reminiscing about how “five years have passed; five summers with length of five long winters.” The recurring time motif and seasonal imagery reinforces the poet’s anguish for his lost opportunities, as he recollects his emotional attachment to nature. His urge to return back to blissful qualities of nature is also highlighted through

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