Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Senior Quote :)
"Sometimes you build walls up, not to keep people out but to see who cares enough to break them down." -Anonymous
My Definition of Art
Art is subjective. What I believe is art you could believe to be a piece of crap (my view of art is very postmodern). :) What art is to me could not be art to you. The thing about it, is that no matter what we think it is still art.
For example: If I put a bag of garbage next to a dumpster and called it art then it is art. If I stick it in a museum and people look at it they might say "oh yes! That's a great work of art", the next person may say "If I can do it, its not art" (Quoting Mr. Dyck).
In other words, someone brought up the quote "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" today in class. If I think a garbage bag thrown next to a dumpster is art than in my eyes its art. On the other hand if I threw that garbage bag, called it art, and if you say "anyone can do that!" then it is not art, in your eyes.
Art is also subjective because it is a display of someone's emotions. For example, if I am sad I will most likely paint, draw, write, sing, etc. about something dark, cold, sad, desolate, etc. I may want to be alone and write a poem about solitude. It is still art. It may be the "crappiest poem in the world" (as Kirk stated this morning). But its still art.
For example: If I put a bag of garbage next to a dumpster and called it art then it is art. If I stick it in a museum and people look at it they might say "oh yes! That's a great work of art", the next person may say "If I can do it, its not art" (Quoting Mr. Dyck).
In other words, someone brought up the quote "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" today in class. If I think a garbage bag thrown next to a dumpster is art than in my eyes its art. On the other hand if I threw that garbage bag, called it art, and if you say "anyone can do that!" then it is not art, in your eyes.
Art is also subjective because it is a display of someone's emotions. For example, if I am sad I will most likely paint, draw, write, sing, etc. about something dark, cold, sad, desolate, etc. I may want to be alone and write a poem about solitude. It is still art. It may be the "crappiest poem in the world" (as Kirk stated this morning). But its still art.
Monday, October 20, 2008
She Unnames Them Worldview
"She Unnames Them" has the worldview of a Post-modern. This is evident because of the irrelevance of the meanings of words and names.
1. God and the Universe
"You and your father lent me this-gave it to me, actually...but it doesn't exactly seem to fit very well lately."
-Eve has the power to unname the animals God and Adam had named. Eve has got control of this universe for a little while. God is not needed to control it in this story.
2. Humanity and Identity
"The insects parted with their names in vast clouds and swarms of ephemeral syllables..."
-the insects and humans and animals have power over their own names. They do not need the power or insight of another to control them. They have their own identity to control.
3. Conflict and Suffering
"I could not chatter away as I used to do, taking it all for granted."
"One of my reasons for doing what I did was that talk was getting us nowhere..."
-Eve is tired of talking to God and Adam and getting no response, she wants to talk as if she wasn't talking to a deaf/mute person. Therefore the conflict is between her and Adam and
4.Hope and Redemption
"I put some things away and fiddled around a little, but he continued to do what he was doing and to take no notice of anything else. At last I said, 'Well, goodbye, dear. I hope the garden key turns up."
-The Garden key Eve is talking about isn't any ordinary garden. This is the Garden of Eden, Eve wants to go back to the "G of E" and is looking for her hope in God but because God's words are useless and He is not useful any longer her hope is dwindled.
5. Values and Relationships
"He was not paying much attention, as it happened, and said only, 'Put it down over there, OK?' and went on with what he was doing."
-Eve still values her relationship with God and Adam, but turn around and Adam isn't talking to her as he used to. The only relationships in this story appear to be dwindling along with the hope that someday the "garden key" will turn up.
6. Truth and Knowledge
"'I'm going now. With the-' I hesitated, and finally said, 'With them, you know,' and went on."
"The cats of course steadfastly denied ever having had any name other than those self-given, unspoken, effanineffably personal names"
-Words have no meaning. The names God gave to all the animals and insects are useless. God is no longer fundamental for this universe. The characters give up their names because they no longer think they work well enough or fit with their characteristics. Eve also does not know what to call them because of the power they have over themselves.
Therefore, the worldview of "She Unnames Them" is Post-Modernism.
1. God and the Universe
"You and your father lent me this-gave it to me, actually...but it doesn't exactly seem to fit very well lately."
-Eve has the power to unname the animals God and Adam had named. Eve has got control of this universe for a little while. God is not needed to control it in this story.
2. Humanity and Identity
"The insects parted with their names in vast clouds and swarms of ephemeral syllables..."
-the insects and humans and animals have power over their own names. They do not need the power or insight of another to control them. They have their own identity to control.
3. Conflict and Suffering
"I could not chatter away as I used to do, taking it all for granted."
"One of my reasons for doing what I did was that talk was getting us nowhere..."
-Eve is tired of talking to God and Adam and getting no response, she wants to talk as if she wasn't talking to a deaf/mute person. Therefore the conflict is between her and Adam and
4.Hope and Redemption
"I put some things away and fiddled around a little, but he continued to do what he was doing and to take no notice of anything else. At last I said, 'Well, goodbye, dear. I hope the garden key turns up."
-The Garden key Eve is talking about isn't any ordinary garden. This is the Garden of Eden, Eve wants to go back to the "G of E" and is looking for her hope in God but because God's words are useless and He is not useful any longer her hope is dwindled.
5. Values and Relationships
"He was not paying much attention, as it happened, and said only, 'Put it down over there, OK?' and went on with what he was doing."
-Eve still values her relationship with God and Adam, but turn around and Adam isn't talking to her as he used to. The only relationships in this story appear to be dwindling along with the hope that someday the "garden key" will turn up.
6. Truth and Knowledge
"'I'm going now. With the-' I hesitated, and finally said, 'With them, you know,' and went on."
"The cats of course steadfastly denied ever having had any name other than those self-given, unspoken, effanineffably personal names"
-Words have no meaning. The names God gave to all the animals and insects are useless. God is no longer fundamental for this universe. The characters give up their names because they no longer think they work well enough or fit with their characteristics. Eve also does not know what to call them because of the power they have over themselves.
Therefore, the worldview of "She Unnames Them" is Post-Modernism.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
American Pie Worldview
1. God and the Universe
"the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost"
"The jester stole his thorny crown"
-satan stole God's crown therefore leaving the power to us. So we have our own power in this universe.
2. Humanity and Identity
"No angel born in hell could break that satan's spell"
3. Conflict and Suffering
"The day the music died"
"This'll be the day that I die"
4. Hope and Redemption
"That I could make those people dance and, maybe, they'd be happy for a while."
5. Values and Relationships
"I dig those rythm and blues"
"I saw satan laughing with delight the day the music died"
6. Truth and Knowledge
"The father, son and holy ghost, they caught the last train for the coast the day the music died"
Therefore the worldview of "American Pie" is Secular Humanism, because there is no god and after the music dies there is nothing left. So once the music dies, he (the speaker) also dies, there is nothing left after death!
"the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost"
"The jester stole his thorny crown"
-satan stole God's crown therefore leaving the power to us. So we have our own power in this universe.
2. Humanity and Identity
"No angel born in hell could break that satan's spell"
3. Conflict and Suffering
"The day the music died"
"This'll be the day that I die"
4. Hope and Redemption
"That I could make those people dance and, maybe, they'd be happy for a while."
5. Values and Relationships
"I dig those rythm and blues"
"I saw satan laughing with delight the day the music died"
6. Truth and Knowledge
"The father, son and holy ghost, they caught the last train for the coast the day the music died"
Therefore the worldview of "American Pie" is Secular Humanism, because there is no god and after the music dies there is nothing left. So once the music dies, he (the speaker) also dies, there is nothing left after death!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Paradise Lost=Judeo-Christian Worldview
The conflict in Book One of Paradise Lost is the Pride of Satan overcoming his mind. This conflict begins before the Fall of Man. It starts out as Satan's Pride then gradually he became so prideful he believed he could get all the attention taken off of God and given to him. He is then kicked out of heaven by God so his prideful manner gets the best of him. He and his "angels" then try to gain/conquer heaven but there is another conflict that arises and that is the conflict between Satan & his devils and God & his angels. In Book One of Paradise Lost the universe is flawed because of Satan's pride which resulted directly in his temptation of Eve and Adam in the garden of Eden. A few flaws of the universe of Paradise Lost are:
- Satan believes he himself can "rule" earth
- Satan and his "angels" fight against God and his Angels because of Satan's struggle with Pride
- Satan is the cause of the sins of Mankind
"Of Man's First Disobediance, and the Fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat"(Book One of Paradise Lost-first five lines)
Wizard of Oz Worldview
The worldview of the "Wizard of Oz" is obviously Cosmic Humanism. In the beginning of the story Dorothy believes in something higher than herself. Once she takes her long journey to find the wizard she finds out by him that she has had her own power to take herself home. She is finds out that she has the power, and there is no higher being than herself. "God is pointless to the Cosmic Humanist because he does not exist" (taken from W Taylor). Once Dorothy realizes that she can take herself home she thinks she is god and therefore needs nothing above her. Clearly, Cosmic Humanism is the worldview of the "Wizard of Oz."
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Worldviews in Literature
The things that help readers identify worldviews in literature are numerous. One thing is the writers view on God. Is there any evident talk about how he views God? Does he mention God at all? Another thing that will help is the question of how characters live their lives. If they have a purpose. Or if they are on this earth for a reason or just to get life over with.
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