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Essay / Mr. Spaceman by Olen Butler - 923
In Mr. Spaceman by Robert Olen Butler, an alien visits Earth with a mission. He's short on time, but his earthly wife, Edna Bradshaw, helps him along the way. Edna is a former hairdresser. She is in her early 40s and has large breasts. She has many old-fashioned Southern traits. The alien's name cannot be pronounced by Earthlings; hence, Edna gives him the name Desi. Desi is a very empathetic creature. His in-depth study of media and pop culture leads him to talk about catchphrases, idioms and clichés. He has no lips, no hair, no nose, no ears. It has large cat-shaped eyes, as well as 8 fingers on each foot and hand. His species is telepathic and has the power to induce sleep and forgetfulness. At the turn of the millennium, Desi kidnaps a 12-person casino bus near Lake Charles, Louisiana. There are 7 men and 5 women in this group. The driver is Henry Gillette. He is gay and has a gray ponytail and sideburns. There are a total of four couples. Jared and Citrus are in their early 20s and wear body jewelry. Mary and Lucky Wynn are Vietnamese. The other two couples are Viola and Arthur Stackhouse and Misty and Digger. Then there's Hudson, an African-American Harvard graduate in a suit. The other two passengers are Claudia and Trey, a dedicated gamer. Most of the story takes place in Desi's spaceship, before the year 2000. Desi makes an effort to understand humanity. He was sent by his kind with orders to reveal himself in the New Year. Desi addresses what it means to be human; he is perplexed by language, dreams, and other human aspects. Doniger argued that through comparison of myths we can understand them better. This novel was very similar to the story of Jesus Christ. The first four words...... middle of paper ...... hy is very strong. He feels their emotions when he keeps their voices within him. In a sense, he is like a shaman. He has a listening ability like no other, as he tries to connect emotions to words and understand. Edna Bradshaw is a maternal archetype. She is caring. She is a great host and constantly cares about others. At one point, she feels a maternal void after caring for Citrus. Desi fits the role of Carol Pearson's magician archetype. He shows compassion and joy to everyone he meets. It comes from a species that “doesn’t eat anything sensible (Butler 197). » His mission is to reveal himself to a huge crowd to make people understand that the Earth is not alone. By proving that there is other life, he hopes that the selfish human population can begin to cooperate. He wants to put an end to the social constraints that prevent us from being united. He said: “You are one people