The Sandman
So I just read the Sandman series for the second time, and I've been trying to put the work in perspective. While the allusions in it are often blatantly clear (the greek tragedy arc, the references to the Inferno and Milton) I've been trying to come up with an overarching idea concerning the work, more detailed then simply the "change" motiff. Anyone else read the Sandman and are interested in discussing it?
who's the cute teacher/high order immortall brunette witch chick with round glasses?
delerium is possibly the smartest of the endless, an overtly insane exterior cloaking a cool head. or maybe she just can't handle unlimited knowledge.
destiny Is the one I'd least like to hang with [after Delirium Insanity can catch] straight-jacket personality. d'rather forge my own future than collapse under the weight of his book
who wouldn't want to roll with The Sandman, sparky yet calm and always in control [dream's defeat at the hands of the furies was dreams doing to draw death to his side]
Destruction is allright xcept he's forever on clean up duty
who cleans up after destruction? Destruction!
the high order immortal brunette witch chick? you mean thessaly? Er, I think she's introduced in "A Game of You."
what do you think of the idea that each of the Endless represent both sides of themselves (IE Dream is lord/incarnation of both the dreaming and the waking world; Destruction is the same for destruction and creation). it's the idea that Destuction describes after he's found by Morpheous and Delirium.
what do you think of the idea that each of the Endless represent both sides of themselves (IE Dream is lord/incarnation of both the dreaming and the waking world; Destruction is the same for destruction and creation). it's the idea that Destuction describes after he's found by Morpheous and Delirium. [/B]
This is pretty much confirmed when Death brings that golem to life.
I think trying to find 1 overarching theme to such a long series might be fruitless.
Very few extended works are allegorical, or have a singular theme carried throughout. Like a good novel, series of films, etc. there's many smaller motifs, themes, ideas, and plot structures.....even Gaiman would be hard pressed to find anything more encompassing.
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There's some good books written about the Sandman series though. I'd recommend "The Sandman Papers", though I've seen at least one other book of commentary on the series.