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The document compares Robert Browning's poem 'Porphyria's Lover' and Garth Davis' film 'Lion', highlighting their exploration of love and obsession despite being set in different contexts. Both works illustrate how complex human emotions can lead to destructive outcomes, with Browning's poem depicting a man's obsession resulting in murder, and 'Lion' showcasing a man's relentless pursuit to find his family. The analysis emphasizes that stories, regardless of their setting, can illuminate relevant themes in contemporary society.

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The document compares Robert Browning's poem 'Porphyria's Lover' and Garth Davis' film 'Lion', highlighting their exploration of love and obsession despite being set in different contexts. Both works illustrate how complex human emotions can lead to destructive outcomes, with Browning's poem depicting a man's obsession resulting in murder, and 'Lion' showcasing a man's relentless pursuit to find his family. The analysis emphasizes that stories, regardless of their setting, can illuminate relevant themes in contemporary society.

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The idea that stories don't need to be set in our context to illuminate ideas

relevant to our world can be supported by comparing Robert Browning's poem


‘Porphyria’s lover’ and Garth Davis' film ‘Lion’. Both works, despite being set in
different time periods, explore themes such as love, obsession and the
complexities of human emotions.

The exploration of obsession and love can be seen in ‘Porphyria’s lover’ a


Browning poem set in the 19th century, depicting the story of a man who is
obsessed with his lover to the point that he will kill her just to preserve the
perfect moment of love with her. Explored further in ‘That moment she was
mine, mine, fair,’ Browning’s use of anaphora brings emphasis on the fact that
he is obsessed with having her love to the point he will kill her. The personas
perception of love leads him to murder Porphyria so he can control her even after
death. The poem simultaneously explores human emotion and psychological
complexities in ‘I found / A thing to do, and all her hair / In one long yellow string
I wound / Three times her little throat around, / And strangled her.’ the irony in
this quote shows how the persona is clearly mentally disturbed, which
encourages him to halt the moment of happiness and his desire to control. The
complex human emotion like love can easily turn to obsession, due to insecurity
and mistrust. Stories help illuminate this idea of obsession, even though
Brownings poem is set in the 19th century the meaning of women being
subjected to fate such as death for the reason of being deemed as unfaithful is
still relevant in modern day society. The juxtaposition in ‘That all it scorned at
once is fled, / And I, its love, am gained instead!" shows the two contrasting
ideas between ‘all it scorned’ and ‘i, its love’, In this quote the speaker feels
triumphant that he has replaced what he believed she previously values more
than him. The murder reflects a disturbed psychological state where his
emotions overpower his moral judgement, further illuminating the broader idea
that human emotions when unmonitored can lead to destructive outcomes.

Obsession and love can also be discovered in Garth Davis film ‘Lion’ although set
in modern times between two different places, India and Tasmania. The film
focuses of the theme of love and obsession of belonging somewhere. Davis film
follows the true story of Saroo, who was separated from his family in India as a
young child. Leading Saroo to become obsessed with finding his way home and
back to his family. Saroo actively seeks closure for his identity, shown through his
relentless pursuit to find his family, driven by mere memories he has from his
childhood.

The comparison of the colour scheme of the beginning scene in Lion, showing
Saroo getting lost on the train in India, compared to the final colour scheme in
India showing the warm feelings Saroo has for finding home. The scene of Saroo
getting on the passenger train has a dark colour palette showing the fear Saroo
is experiencing, combined with the shaky handheld camera
shots which show a closeup shot of Saroo in distress representing the instability
and fear he is consumed by,
the non-diegetic sounds such as the blaring train horn which highlights Saroo’s
inability to be hears. The google search scene shows Saroos obsession with
finding his hometown Ganesh Talai, the scene shows the transition of lighting
between the obsessive search in Tasmania and the arrival in India. When Saroo is
in Tasmania the lighting scheme is a solemn tone creating a depressing yet
driven atmosphere, compared to India which has a beige and bright colour
scheme showing off India's landscape. The bright undertones of India’s colour
scheme shows off the emotions of Saroo and how he is fulfilled when being
reunited with his family. Combined with the cross cut shots of google earth aerial
shots and non-diegetic leitmotif soundscape of crickets and crescendoing violin
music throughout the film. This visually and audibly invites audiences into Saroos
memories of India.

The idea that stories don't need to be set in our context to illuminate ideas
relevant to our world can be supported by comparing Robert Browning's poem
‘Porphyria’s lover’ and Garth Davis' film ‘Lion’.

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