Doctor Faustus

This is an autobiographical essay-poetry-video. I am a modern day college student who assumes the Doctor Faustus archetype. I am frustrated with the state of (my) education within the academy; specifically, I struggle with knowledge, its representation, and the subsequent interpretation of that knowledge. My inner-struggle leads me to sell me soul to myself, as I come to believe that this is the only way of excising the 'extra self' from my consciousness. The 'extra self' is defined as the part of my mind that is tempted by the mephistophelic Interpretation. In return, I am given a tour of the 'universe' and an HD camera, both which disappoint. I return to the Academy and show my video-in-progress. Nothing is proved as I return to poetry.