When it was time to plan things about our thesis, my classmate and thesis-partner, Billy, had all of these covered already. Before we agreed to be partners, the entire thing was already conceptualized and it’s just up to our minds to get things started. Unfortunately, as soon as our study was presented to our professors, it didn't go the way we expected it to be. It seems the path to our glorious endeavor is block–for the meantime, of course. However, one thing’s for sure, my partner is not happy.
I can still remember what he told me, “Thesis is the shit of all shit, man.” Indeed, he is totally true with that and I can’t agree more. In college, you will be taught of everything; from counting apples to calculating gravity, it actually depends on what course you are in. For us, we got to know more about why Literature should be the type of woman a man solely needs. Now that’s pretty radical, but Literature, without a doubt, is ambiguous. From how Queen Elizabeth wrote her emotions on the prison wall to Shakespeare-Marlowe conspiracy (I doubt if my colleagues have a hint about the latter), we all got those crowded in our minds. Imagine all the array of eras, where literary concoctions are a concern, stuffed in 4 years of learning. I doubt the first 2 years, though. Nonetheless, we still have to make the final sketch or blue print; the final template that would entirely define us as an heir to the Literary Realm. On the other hand, Billy and I agreed to fabricate our thesis in a much more comprehensive way. Basically, we want it the hard way; this is not to prove how our minds can be intellectual, sometimes, but to convey the lessons we have learnt. Alas, the archaic emissaries of Literature hinder us from doing such. Why I said so? Beforehand, Billy and I concurred that we should invest our study on one of the overlooked literary critical approaches, the Archetypes. As far as Literature is concern, critical approaches are there to mitigate the question of why such novel or short story was written. However, when the former is utilized–efficiently, that is–one can better understand and appreciate a literary piece. In our part, we realized that the Archetypal approach is, by far, often used because it’s either obsolete or too simple. Yes, this approach is easy to use, if and only if, the archetypes are fundamentally applied. The problem is students and/or individuals, who exercise this approach, overlook the real value of it. To make the story short, we decided to indulge on the Archetypal approach, investigate its actual scope and conceive a newly set of archetypes–entirely intended to add some Calcium on the approach’s spine. These archetypes, which were later named the JALBAZAR archetypes, relay the message of how readers can enjoy criticizing a novel in a (literally) technical way. Nevertheless, just like the gates of Hades, it was not that easy to enter.
When we were in the basic stages of our study, Marky, who happens to be one of the authors of this blog, tagged in. He is one of the key factors that made our study a success–at least for us. All of the technicalities and leverage he had contributed to the team were really beneficial. Also, he supplied 4 out of ten archetypes which we originally created. Hence, I can’t blame him if he, too, was really depressed with how our thesis was tweaked. As we proceed with our presentation to our adviser, which is just a typical thing to do before any thesis defense will be conducted, we were all stoked and overwhelmed. The fact that we didn't just cultivated hours of researching, but we invested money on it as well. So, we did the presentation and explained the details why study should be recognized. Sadly, we didn't expect that our story will not be heard. To cut it off, our adviser and the chairwoman of the Literature department believe that it’s not something that can be hooked on their walls. Principally, they want a thesis that is consistent with their academics; it should be something that is hilariously mainstream and conceivable in their brains. Indeed, they don’t believe we are capable and time is our archenemy (when the truth it is them). I may agree that the deadline is up in our sleeves and we could just compromise our study. But, the thing that boils my blood is why they won’t seem to believe in our abilities. I mean, is it because a student full of tattoos (ME), a slob-bearded geek (Billy) and a walking computer-nerd guy (Marky) can't accomplish such peculiar thesis? Before the actual thesis-making was discussed in our room, our professors always ENCOURAGE us to take it seriously and give our all. As far as I’m oriented, the word “encourage” denotes support, confidence or hope to someone. And, according to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, we both agree. Secondly, “seriously and give our all” depict a notion that an individual must take it wholeheartedly. Thus, it leads me to the terms “encourage and wholeheartedly.” Now, where the f-word does these terms go after all the shunning that our professors gave us? I do understand that we are perhaps out of time. Given that our study is not just a comparative like what most, if not all, of our fellow students do. Yet, we would be more than happy if they have, at least, given us the benefit of the doubt and encourages us wholeheartedly to pursue our endeavor. Nonetheless, the technical archetypes we have fabricated were just a side issue when it’s supposed to be the center. Although we may have earned a limelight for the study we conducted, it would still be a diverse chapter–much more pleasant and appealing–for the three of us.
If you can see, many of our old-fashioned professors, although not all, overlook a student’s ability because it doesn't fit their own perspectives. If the latter is not decipherable to the former, call it extinction. I’m saying this not because I don’t pay respect, but the fact that they don’t seem to acknowledge our concepts. Plus, according to Billy’s view, they are initially afraid that a student can surpass the level of their intellectuality when in fact that would be impossible. Truth is these professors are the one setting up the barriers for us, the students, to fail. It may not seem to be direct, but they are unconsciously and adequately doing it. Perhaps, it might be a different story with yours. But, I’m totally confident that if these educators realize the fruit that these students can give to their institution, a better reach can be distinguished by people. By the way, our University is one of the most prominent institutions in Asia and it’s indeed an honor to study and graduate in such noted school. I don’t disagree with the proclamation because there are still teachers who understand ethics and ideologies. In a nutshell, if these calloused professors can only deem a wider angle, there will be no objections (by other entities) to why our University is one of the bests.
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