Blog 10

It's Shenann Karickhoff. A Tour of the Cosmos (n.d.).

In terms of literature, Lovecraft's conception of the cosmos reflects a metaphysical and aesthetic viewpoint influenced by the realisation of the vastness of the world in compared to the scale of humanity (Joshi, 2001). A pragmatic critical theory that undervalues human characteristics and, as a result, minimises character development in a novel could also be described as cosmic horror. Lovecraft's poetics create a variety of phenomena that surround the individual and overwhelm their "senses and cognitive faculties," in contrast to German philosopher Immanuel Kant, who affirms the relevance of the human being. Lovecraft (1995, p. 166) asserts that a story's protagonist is "just a sequence of happenings."

Lovecraft (1995, p. 166) asserts that a story's protagonist is "just a sequence of happenings." Because of this, the author primarily cares about the character growth of those who see the horror.

The 1936 film At the Mountains of Madness tells the tale of an Antarctica scientific expedition that discovers that alien forces created life on Earth. Lovecraft undermines the Darwinian idea of evolution by creating this narrative. As a result, he develops a make-believe theory based on "alien intelligent design" and refers to these extraterrestrial colonists as Old Ones. As was already mentioned, Lovecraft not only diminishes the importance of anthropocentrism in the cosmos, but also poses a serious threat to human existence.

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