William Desmond and The Excess of Being with Steve Knepper
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Absurdity in Cartoons and the Grandeur of Ahab
The speakers explore the comedic elements in classic cartoons like Tom and Jerry, Wylie Coyote, and Sylvester and Tweety Bird, focusing on their absurd pursuits and failures. They also discuss the parallel between these cartoons and the character of Ahab from Moby Dick, and how his quest for revenge reflects grandeur and potential existential crisis.
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