Edward Said on Orientalism

 ORIENTALISM BY EDWARD SAID

When future scholars take a look back at the intellectual history of thelast quarter of the twentieth century the work of Professor Edward Said of ColumbiaUniversity will be identified as very important and influential. In particular Said's 1978book, Orientalism, will be regarded as profoundly significant. Orientalism revolutionizedthe study of the Middle East and helped to create and shape entire new fields of studysuch as Post-Colonial theory as well influencing disciplines as diverse as English,History, Anthropology, Political Science and Cultural Studies. The book is now beingtranslated into twenty-six languages and is required reading at many universities andcolleges. It is also one of the most controversial scholarly books of the last thirty yearssparking intense debate and disagreement.

 Orientalism tries to answer the question ofwhy, when we think of the Middle East for example, we have a preconceived notion ofwhat kind of people live there, what they believe, how they act. Even though we maynever have been there, or indeed even met anyone from there. More generallyOrientalism asks, how do we come to understand people, strangers, who look differentto us by virtue of the color of their skin?

The central argument of Orientalism is that the way that we acquire this knowledge.

 Edward Said says that his  interest in Orientalism began for two reasons, one it was an immediate thing, that is to say, the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, which had been preceded by a lot of images and discussions in the media in the popular press about how the Arabs are cowardly and they don't know how to fight and they are always going to be beaten because they are not modern. And then everybody was very surprised when the Egyptian army crossed the canal in early October of 1973 and demonstrated that like anybody else they could fight. That was one immediate impulse. And the second one, which has a much longer history in his  own life was the constant sort of disparity He  felt between what his experience of being an Arab was, and the representations of that that one saw in art.

THE REPORTERY OF ORIENTALISM 

For Sid Orientalism is an Organized science .

ORIENTALISM AND EMPIRE

Said talks about Orentalism and Emperialism by giving the example of Napolian Bonapart, he says that There was a kind of break that occurred kind of after Napoleon came to Egypt in 1798. I think it's the first really modern imperial expedition. So he invades the place but he doesn't invade it the way the Spaniards invaded the New World, looking for loot. He comes instead with an enormous army of soldiers but also scientists, botanists, architects, philologists, biologists, historians, whose job it was to record Egypt in every conceivable way. And produce a kind of scientific survey of Egypt, which was designed, not for the Egyptian, but for the European. Of course what strikes you first of all about the volumes they produced, is their enormous size. They are a meter square. And all across them is written the power and prestige of a modern European country that can do to the Egyptians what the Egyptians cannot do to the French. I mean there's no comparable Egyptian survey of France. To produce knowledge you have to have the power to be there, and to see in expert ways things that the natives  themselves can't see.

ORIENTALISM TODAY – The Demonization of Islam in the News and Popular Culture

Many people believe the way that Americans understand the Muslim world is very problematic. Indeed anti-Arab racism seems to be almost officially sanctioned. You can make generalized and racist statements about Arab peoples that would not be tolerated for any other group. At the heart of how this new American Orientalism operates is a threatening and demonized figure of the Islamic terrorist that is emphasized by journalists and Hollywood.Now Said recognizes that terrorism exits, as a result of the violent, political situation in the Middle East. But he argues that there is a lot more going on there that is misunderstood or not seen by the peoples of the West. The result of the media's focus on one negative aspect alone means that all the peoples of the Islamic world come to be understood in the same negative and paranoid way, that is, as a threat. So that when we think of people who look like that and come from that part of the world we think fanatic, extreme, violent. Said argues that understanding a vast and complex region like the Middle East in this narrow way takes away from the humanity and diversity of millions of ordinary people living decent and humane lives there. Said gave an example of Pricess Diana and Dodi Fayad. 

Hypothesis : 

In India the same thing happened while recently an advertisement of Tanishq jewelrs was considered as highly problamatic and considered as the spreader of LOVE JIHAD .

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TO The Lighthouse

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ABOUT THE NOVEL

To the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. The novel centers on the Ramsay family and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920.

Following and extending the tradition of modernist novelists like Marcel Proust and James Joyce, the plot of To the Lighthouse is secondary to its philosophical introspection. Cited as a key example of the literary technique of multiple focalization, the novel includes little dialogue and almost no action; most of it is written as thoughts and observations. The novel recalls childhood emotions and highlights adult relationships. Among the book's many tropes and themes are those of loss, subjectivity, the nature of art and the problem of perception.In 1998, the Modern Library named To the Lighthouse No. 15 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the one hundred best English-language novels since 1923 NOVEL

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How can you explain that 'what' Virginia Woolf wanted to say (for example, the complexity of human relationship, the everyday battles that people are at in their relationship with near and dear ones, the struggle of a female artist against the values of middle/upper class society etc) can only be said in the way she has said? (Key: The 'How' of the narrative technique is to be discussed along with features of Stream of Consciousness technique which helps Woolf to put in effective manner what she experienced in abstractions.)

Stream of Consciousness is generally used to describe the flow of thoughts of mind. Use of the ‘stream of consciousness’ is a best way to bring out psychology and complexity of relation and thoughts which every person have. In the novel each and every event was narrated by multiple angle which helped her to tell her about what is going on in the various minds. In a term of narration, in this novel Verginia Woolf used a specific form of the stream of consciousness technique which is called as “indirect interior monologue”. It means that we are inside the consciousness of one character speaking to herself, thinking or remembering some past experience. The novel is written in third person, implying omniscient narrator. It is the only way to present two currents of thoughts which are flowing together. Every character in the novel is presented with his/her own conscious as well as through the consciousness of others. For instance, we come across the character of Mrs.Ramsay through his own consciousness as well as through the consciousness of her child James, Mr.Ramsay and Lily Briscoe. Though the reading of the novel is become quite boring at some part because it does not have that flow, narration is oftenly changing from one’s mind to another’s mind. Unlike the modern psychological novel the readers are placed within the mind of the reader but the central intelligence of the novelist is constantly busy in organizing the material and illuminating it by frequent comments as she wants to discover the real life of people.

1. Do you agree: "The novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs. Ramsay"? (Key: Take some clues from the painting of Mrs Ramsay drawn by Lily Briscoe and the article by Andre Viola and Glenn Pedersen. Can we read Mrs. R in context of the idea of Ideal Indian Woman - Karyeshu dasi, Karaneshu manthri; Bhojeshu mata, Shayaneshu rambha; Kshamayeshu dharithri, Roopeshu lakshmi; Satkarma yukta, Kuladharma pathni. )

Yes, I DO  agree with this point that, the novel is both the tribute and critique of Mrs.Ramsay.

Idealization of Mrs.Ramsay The idea of  ideal women is presented by Mrs.Ramsay who is always busy in serving her family guest or even more important is that throughout the novel we can see her as an ideal wife also. Mr.Ramsay’s male ego has been pampered by Mrs. Ramsay. Besides this she is a good mother also who always takes care of her child. These are the characteristics of an ideal women which the women supposed to be an Victorian society. Even after her death, she alives in the memory of everyone. Even Lily Briscoe gets her vision to complete the painting only because of Mrs. Ramsay. In this way it is a tribute to Mrs.Ramsay.

Virginia Woolf herself rebel during his age. If she is praising ideal qualities of Mrs.Ramsay, surely  it is also a critique of Mrs.Ramsay or of that ideal stereotype of Victorian women.

Critique of Mrs.RamsayVirginia Woolf’s novel is full of symbolism in which through the character of  Mrs.Ramsay; in a way by presenting her as an ideal woman(woman supposed to be in her time) or by praising her Virginia Woolf makes critique on the role of woman. By putting a Lily Briscoe as an opposed character of Mrs.Ramsay, Virginia Woolf may be tried to highlight her own rebellious nature. Lily Briscoe lives happily in company of her own art. While the Mrs.Ramsay is always busy in taking care of her family; she has not even time to think for her own self. Lily Briscoe’s painting on Mrs.Ramsay also symbolizes the struggle of women in Victorian Society.

1. Considering symbolically, does the Lighthouse stand for Mrs. Ramsay or the narrator (Virginia Woolf herself who is categorically represented by Lily)? (Key: Take help from the presentation on Symbolism to connect Mrs. Caroline Ramsay with Lighthouse. Secondly, the narrator / author cannot fully disappear from the novel and thus the stoicism of Lily to paint and thus prove that she can paint, is symbolically presented in stoicism of Lighthouse. Read 'lighthouse' symbol from presentation slide with this insight to connect lighthouse with the narrator. Give your concluding remarks in the comment below in this blog According to my interpretation the  Lighthouse is symbolically stands for Mrs.Ramsay as well as for the narrator also. While they are living in the summerhouse we can clearly observe Mrs.Ramsay as she is the heart and soul of the house who shines like lighthouse as well. She is a mother of eight children but still she has that great physical charm and is admired by male and female of her friend circle. She is not that much young but her spirit shines like a Lighthouse. Symbol of Lighthouse also stood for Lilly Briscoe who represents Virginia Woolf. Lighthouse is a quest for values; Lily Briscoe – a woman artist is searching his values in Victorian age. She faces all the problems alone as well as she also guides the daughters of Mrs. Ramsay to walk on their path. Being a single woman to live and face Victorian society is not at all easier task.
2. In the article by Joseph Blotter, two myths are patterned together. Name the myths? How they are zeroed down to the symbols of 'Window' and 'Lighthouse'? How does the male phallic symbol represent feminine Mrs. Ramsay? (Key: The strokes of light-beams. . . )

Myth of Rhea and Demeter

The very first myth is of Greek goddess Rhea and Demeter. Mrs.Ramsay is compared with both mythical character. In reference to mythical story Rhea’s husband killed all her children but she succeeded in saving a child name Zeus. Here in the novel Mrs.Ramsay is also doing the same, she treats a James in a very sense which creates a anger in his little mind against his father. After that, she also behaves as some what, she does not know anything and tries to protect her child from Mr.Ramsay’s anger. Secondly, Mrs. Ramsay is also compared with Demeter, a daughter of Rhea and goddess of corn and fertility. There is myth that when Demeter is in sorrow entire earth becomes barren and she is worshiped by in a larger number of man than women. Same idea is reflected in the novel also. Mrs. Ramsay’s role during summer vacation is seems quite near to this idea. In summer house Mr.Ramsay and James are well treated by Mrs.Ramsay.  She is always there for Mr.Ramsay to sympathize her. She plays a role of back bone for them. In a way, everyman is needed her help either in a one or in another way. 

Oedipus myth

The second myth is about Oedipus who killed his father and married with her own mother. This kind of disorder is known as Oedipus complex. In the novel, relation of Mrs.Ramsay between her younger son James stands for it. Though the James is child, his hatred towards his father and love for his mother can be clearly observed.

What do you understand by the German term 'Künstlerroman'? How can you justify that 'To The Lighthouse' is 'Künstlerroman' novel? (Key: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/325047/Kunstlerroman)

Kunstlerroman

'Künstlerroman is a Geraman term, basically it means “artist novel”  which refers to artist’s growth of maturity in novel. This novel is considered as Kunstkeroman novel as it depicts the artist’s growth of maturity in novel. 

Growth of artist: Lily Briscoe and Augustus Carmichael

Basically through this term growth of artist is depicted as painter or poet. In the novel we have two artists: Lily Briscoe; a painter and Augustus Carmichael as a poet.The journey of both artists begins with a struggle and at the end they succeeded  in what they want to do.  Ultimately their struggle for one thought or feeling lead them towards the new creation. Both the artists find their own vision and creation in art.Augustus Carmichael has his own collection of poems.While at the end of novel,  Lily Briscoe finds her vision in painting. This growth of maturity can be observed very well through the character of Lily Briscoe. At the begining of the novel she is not able to give a final touch of her painting in which she was portraying Mrs.Ramsay and her son James. But at the end her maturity allows her to give that final touch to the painting.

2. "... the wages of obedience is death, and the daughter that reproduces mothering to perfection, including child-bearing, already has on her cheeks the pallor of death. One reminded here of various texts by Lucy Irigaray, in which she attacks mothers for being, however unwillingly, accomplices in the patriarchal system of oppression." (Viola). In light of this remark, explain briefly Lily's dilemma in 'To The Lighthouse'. 

In the novel, Mrs.Ramsay's daughters are presented as sporting with infidel ideas; there is also mute question in their mind about difference and chivalry, they are also credited with "Manliness in their girlish hearts". This line of the question presentes the dilemma of Lily Briscoe because of patriarchy. Lily Briscoe is entirely opposed character of Mrs.Ramsay. Mrs.Ramsay who is the preserver of the patriarchal idea as well as she also wants her daughter to  do the same. While Lily Briscoe is happy in being a single woman; she has not that desire of married life.When she was proposed by Mr.Bank; she denied him also. These presented lines depicts that, by following the order of Mrs.Ramsay; her daughter Prue dies during child birth. This idea of perfect ideal women  is given by Mrs.Ramsay to her daughter; this idea or process of making her daughter so perfect leads her daughter to the death. 

1. You have compared the 'beginning' and the 'ending' of the novel and the film adaptation of the novel directed by Colin Gregg (you can see it again in the embedded video below this). Do you think that the novel is more poignant than the movie? If yes, do you ascribe the fact that the power of words is much greater than that of the screen / visuals?

Beginning and the ending of the novel and movie is quite different. Without knowing the background of the novel, we can’t able to understand the movie version of this novel. Written words of the novel makes a more senses rather than to visualization of movie.In the novel technique of stream of consciousness is well described; this features seems as a missing in the movie. In the end of the novel, Lily Briscoe put her brush in extreme fatigue but she stays with her art while in the movie she runs into the house by remembering  Mrs.Ramsay’s words. Which gives an impact that she does not care about her painting or she does not have a value of her own art.

1. How do you interpret the last line of the novel (It was done; it was finished.
   Yes, she thought, laying down her brush in extreme fatigue, I have had my vision.) with reference to the ending of the film (After the final stroke on the canvass with finishing touch, Lily walks inside the house. As she goes ante-chamber, the light and dark shade makes his face play hide-and-seek. She climbs stairs, puts her brush aside, walks through the dark and light to enter her room. Gently closes the door - speaks: "Closed doors, open windows" - lies on the bed and with some sort of satisfaction utters: "Dearest Briscoe, you are a fool".) 

The novel ends with; Lily Briscoe’s sentence, “I have had my vision”. As the novel is known as Künstlerroman novel, it presents the artistic growth of the artist. Same happen with Lily Briscoe. At the end of the novel Lily finds her own vision; she gets the answer of all questions. She has that realization of what she actually wants to be since the begining of the novel. She realizes that, she does not want to be like Mrs.Ramsay rather she chooses to be and lives with her paintings.

After the final stroke on the canvass with finishing touch, Lily walks inside the house. As she goes ante-chamber, the light and dark shade makes his face play hide-and-seek. She climbs stairs, puts her brush aside, walks through the dark and light to enter her room. Gently closes the door - speaks: "Closed doors, open windows" - lies on the bed and with some sort of satisfaction utters: "Dearest Briscoe, you are a fool".

    In the ending scene of movie, Lily is described as being a "fool". Before the final stroke in the film, Lily Briscoe observed that Mrs.Ramsay and James were wondering in the garden. May be this is the scene which brings changes in Lily's thought.  Finally she realizes that she herself is fool who does not think to be like Mrs.Ramsay. Mrs.Ramsay forgot her own values and never think about her own self. Lily is an independent free women but still she is not happy as Mrs.Ramsay. There is something which is missing what he realizes at the end of the movie by completing painting. At the end may be she wanted to be and live a life like Mrs.Ramsay.

1. 1. What does the catalogue named as 'Army and Navy' signify? What does cutting of 'Refrigerator'  signify?

In the novel Jaemes was cutting the picture from the illustrated  catalogue of the Army and Navy.  Ass the title of the catalogue itself has significance which stands for  war and consumerism. It is connected with the idea of modernism as well as with the nature of Mrs.Ramsay. Refrigerator is a tool of technology which preserved the good as it is for longer time. But it controls that nature process of food, the same way Mrs. Ramsay is a preserver of the culture. Who does not allow her daughters to live with Lily Briscoe’s modern idea rather makes them to live with so called  old stereotype of society.

1. 1. Why did Virginia give such prominence to the tale of the “Fisherman’s Wife”? In particular, why did she weave such a misogynist tale into the fabric of a book which so eloquently challenges received patriarchal notions about the roles and capabilities of women? 

By giving a such prominence to the tale of the “Fisherman’s wife”, she is trying to criticize that patriarchal idea of society. In the tale of the Fisherman’s wife; the wife of fisherman is always demanding something with her husband. In a way it is a portrayal of self less women. Through this tale Verginia Woolf throws a light on patriarchal idea, in which every women should have to be an ideal as Mrs. Ramsay. If she is demanding for something, she should not get that respect in society which one ideal women should get.

E.A.Poes Short Stories

 

The thrilling stories of Edgar Allen Poe are famous around the World. Some of the best loved stories and tales have been penned by this remarkable author. Exciting stories of the Supernatural provide exciting themes for his books.

The most famous scary short stories and those with a horror theme by Edgar Allen Poe include the Raven, The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, The House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, and the famous Pit and the Pendulum. These famous Edgar Allen Poe Tales and Stories have been included along with some lesser known, but equally enjoyable tales.

The Black Cat

More than any of Poe's stories, "The Black Cat" illustrates best the capacity of the human mind to observe its own deterioration and the ability of the mind to comment upon its own destruction without being able to objectively halt that deterioration. The narrator of "The Black Cat" is fully aware of his mental deterioration, and at certain points in the story, he recognizes the change that is occurring within him, and he tries to do something about it, but he finds himself unable to reverse his falling into madness.In Poe's critical essay, "The Philosophy of Composition," he wrote about the importance of creating a unity or totality of effect in his stories. By this, he meant that the artist should decide what effect he wants to create in a story and in the reader's emotional response and then proceed to use all of his creative powers to achieve that particular effect: "Of the innumerable effects, or impressions, of which the heart or the soul is susceptible, what one shall I, on the present occasion, select?"

The Cask  of Amontilado 

The narrator begins by telling us that Fortunato has hurt him. Even worse, Fortunato has insulted him. The narrator must get revenge. He meets Fortunato, who is all dressed up in jester clothes for a carnival celebration − and is already very drunk. The narrator mentions he’s found a barrel of a rare brandy called Amontillado. Fortunato expresses eager interest in verifying the wine’s authenticity.So he and the narrator go to the underground graveyard, or “catacomb,” of the Montresor family. Apparently, that’s where the narrator keeps his wine. The narrator leads Fortunato deeper and deeper into the catacomb, getting him drunker and drunker along the way. Fortunato keeps coughing, and the narrator constantly suggests that Fortunato is too sick to be down among the damp crypts, and should go back. Fortunato just keeps talking about the Amontillado.

Role of Teacher and Learner

 Teacher and learners ,teacher and student both are connected, both have different as well as important roles and responsibilities. 

the role of a teacher is to help students to on how to ask questions , the most important , intellectual ability. helping learners to use the language effectively in The basic and the most important role of a teacher is to impart knowledge which is the first most essential role of a teacher . The second most important. 

ELT - 1

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               Welcome to My Blog, in this blog i am going to talk about unit -1  The Role Of English In India .English is the Global language now. Especially in India it is considered as the official language . It is a bridge language now .This unit has 5 essays .

Essay -1 . Teaching English as Second Language in India by Kapil Kapoor  (JNU.Delhi )

Essay -2 .Teaching of EST in Indian Conditions by R.S.Sharma ( Banaras Hindu University )

Essay -3. Teaching English as Second Language in India : by Shivendra K. Verma ( Central Institute of Foreign Languages , Hydrabad )

Essay -4 . Socio- Cultural Diamensions in teaching as a Second Language by Rekha Aslam

                English Language is worldwide known language. Nowadays learning English language is very valuable as well as it can create many opportunities.  Learning English language is a kind of passion for me. I frequently listen many people talking like that, learning English language is not an easy task or even some may find it boring. But I am not agree with that point, if one really want to learn this language and do it, then one must develop  that grip or understanding over this language. English is the language which is connected with almost every field like Computer, Science, Mass Media or Business. It is also the language of International communication or as well as nowadays when everything becomes digital, it allows us to access more information from google.

Teaching English as ‘Second Language’ in India” by Kapil Kapoor

In this as Kapil Kapoor talks about the term ‘second language’ which is understood in two different ways. The essay also highlights that socio political conditions behind the acceptance of English  as a Second Language in India as well as he compares the modern language learning with the traditional language learning.

As we know that our first language or mother tongue is Gujarati. Learning English language as foreign language is a little bit difficult, but not that much of hard. I face that problem of fluency or accuracy over this language. But the regular practice of English language will surely help to overcome this. major problem we have to face is about that changing form of language, while we have at our collage or at business place generally we prefer to communicate in English language but while at home we have to communicate in Gujarati.

 

Being a student of English literature or we can language, I can see my future quite bright, But in every field, one have to face lot of challenges than how can this field remain aloof from it? In that matter, there is no doubt that English language will provide you a better options for earning in comparison to other languages. But for that one must have to develop that command or understanding over that language. and hard work is required for that.

Frame Study of To The Lighthouse Movie

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                In this blog I'm going to write about the Frame Study of To The Lighthouse Movie. To The Lighthouse is a modernist novel by Virginia Woolf.

The novel starts with the conversation between James and Mrs. Ramsey.“Yes, of course, if it’s fine tomorrow,” said Mrs Ramsay. “But you’ll have to be up with the lark,” she added.while the movie starts with the dining table scene. So we can say that the director took an artistic liberty and made changes in the movie

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This is the look of rebellion and revolt against his father. In the novel while Mr. Ramsay tells Jams  that it would be not possible to go to light house the next day, the author allow us to go to the stream of the consciousness of James where he thoughts to kill his father.

Had there been an axe handy, a poker, or any weapon that would have gashed a hole in his father’s breast and killed him, there and then, James would have seized it. Such were the extremes of emotion that Mr Ramsay excited in his children’s breasts by his mere presence; standing, as now, lean as a knife, narrow as the blade of one, grinning sarcastically, not only with the pleasure of disillusioning his son and casting ridicule upon his wife, who was ten thousand times better in every way than he was (James thought),

In this fram on can see that someone is looking at James and Mrs. Ramsey from a distance it was the little girl, who was playing. She sees them from the bushes and if we connect it with the Indian society this scene is common, mother taking extra care of the boy child. 

In this fram, one can notice that Mrs. Ramsey is looking at herself in mirror she knows that she didn't took care of herself all this years for the sake of taking care of her family and guests.we feel pity for her. 

Nancy playing piano and Mrs. Ramsey knitting, the normal life of Victorian women, we don't see them doing much rather than dressing beautifully and having good time at beach. Even when she talks about women property rights, coming next time without students or injured bird or maybe without her father, this shows her desire to live freely without her father's interference. 

Conversation between Lily and Mrs. Ramsey. 

I have told you so many times to close doors but open Windows. 

You know what is the worst fear Most awful event that I can ever imagine Michael should die before me Hope I die first This is a lonely little room 

I feel aloneI like it I feel alone 

Is why did not understand each other I don't live alone I have a home father and my painting I'm actually afraid of being alone 

it was so quiet I begin to hear waves. Sound of waves falling back drawing back falling again it frightened me House ways and I said please God have mercy on us I went to the kitchen to talk with somebody 

Is my situation different from yours 

Dear Briscoe of course it is

 Why?

Because you have children I do not You have a man to share your bed and I have not

 But what do you really share you do not cease to be one person didn't become half person do you open like mouth in a kiss I don't believe they do love can't claim so much

 Poor Lily.

 no I am not poor lily, you must not say so . . . why the likes of you always think that likes of me are shivering outside the gate to be in blessed. . . 

Because we are not married Because we do not have a man to pamper and serve 

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I do not serve here.

Am i not committed to be happy as i am, on my own?

I do not serve here.

This is MY household. I am in control of it. . . ..  only one member Michael, I serve.

 

Oh! Mrs. Ramsay!U dont understand

Suppose he rejected you. . . . suppose he did. . .If he push you out of the front door.and locked it. What then. You would starve.

YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

    We can see a Victorian woman Mrs. Ramsey and a Modernist women Lily here. 

Sunday Reading : Rivers and Tides

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             Welcome to my blog .Today i am going to write about an interesting documentory Rivers and Tides .

It's a wonderful documentary about the nature and art. In this documentary, he defines every art with a philosophical point of view. He says that, "Art for me is a form of nourishment ". Andy works with time and Time and also uses the natural environment to explore histories. 

Andy works on an icicles sculpture and after many efforts and hard work he is able to give shape to the ice but it seems temporary, it will be melted with the passage of time. In the same way the wood stupa also breaks downs. 

Here we can see that how Andy represents the process of Life and Death through Nature. The very thing that brought it to life will bring it to death. He knows that the water of river will destroy the wood stupa but still he builds it and sees it breaking. Just the way the ice sculpture melts down. Maybe he is trying to teach us patience, determination and taking risks in life. 

We can consider the pieces of ice as well as stones and wooden sticks as our dreams. We try to gather them and try to build a stable life. Maybe Andy wants to convey a message that "life is all about arranging and managing different pieces and creating a sculpture.