Metamorphosis, though not the theme assigned to me in English 1102, leads to many questions and deserves a blog. A certain group brought up some certain points that sparked my interest, and I will now write about it.
From Cloud to Montgolfier
A principle theme in The Satanic Verses is the metamorphosis of man into animals. Saladin shapes into a goat-like devil character. This demonstrates to the reader his greed and demonic outer self. However, the novel also stresses that, for survival, one need to change. Gibreel was fortunate to be an angelic character by looks, but his selfish ways lead him to his death. Saladin changes, in fact throughout the entire novel, and his survival is certain.
If one does not change his/her ways in order to adapt to new conditions, then he/she will surely die. For example, If I have lived in the United States my entire life, eating and consuming at my hearts desire, and then moved to the Sahara Desert, I will have to change my natural ways in order to live. There are no Drive-Thrus in this African desert, and one must ration their meals. Water is also in shortage, therefore, one must learn to drink less at each meal, and save it for the next meal.
The band, Metamorphosis, even though the music is dreadful, makes good points about the need for change in life, adaptation, seeking new answers, or else death is upon us.
“Change or die / We’re looking for the answers of our life / Tonight / You’ll never change or die / The answer is for you to do what’s right / Tonight”
The singer stresses tonight in order to tell his audience that they must change as soon as possible, in order to find the answer to their lives, in order to survive. This is so deep, truly profound.
