Postmodernity/Christianity

I believe that Postmodernism is, like everything else, is something that must be asessed. There are truths and falsehoods to everything. I believe the best way for us as Christians to counter postmodernism is with truth. Postmodernism denies absolute tuth...we need to prove that it exists.

Peace Out
-KC

Why end on a boat?

This movie was so messed up you could basically come up with any number of crazy explainations as to why it ends on a boat. I believe it sums up the feeling of the story. The characters seem to be just wandering the earth with no steady direction or destination (like a ship). They seem to be floationg through their existence, swaying back and forth with every turn of the plot (like a ship). They seem to be at the mercy of other factors in the story, never determining their own course (like a ship).

The ship is symbolic of their lives as they relate to the story.

Escaping the Colony

Tonight I foud a man in Kent that I see quite frequently asking for money. He is a homeless man in Kent. I approached him and spoke to him briefly on the street. After getting some of his story I asked him if he'd like a cup of coffee. We went to Starbucks and sat and had coffee and scones. Our conversation lasted around 45 miniutes. It was cool to get his story and be able to change my perspective a little bit.

(I'll give details about his story in class)

-KC

Questions

I believe the game of questions is a great thing to add to a play about existence. I personally think it is added because we, as humans, naturally question our existence. What are we, who are we, and where did we come from? Our existence itself means nothing if we don't realize that it does in fact exist...if that make sense...sorry.

It kinda goes with the quote..."I think therefore I am."
How do I know I exist...by the very fact that I am questioning my existence.


(hope that works...might be too short)

Anti-Structure

As we have discussed in class, the structure, or lack there of in Elliot's writing allows the reader to visualize the chaos in the story. It is an articulate way of showing the reader what he is trying to express. While reading it you can see that things are a mess, and aren't what they should be.

Book or Movie?

I would have to say I prefer the written form of the play rather than the movie. I do believe, however, that the movie captures the feelings and emotion of the play. Then again I don't know what the true feelings of the play are. So, to say that I believe the movie lines up with the play, would only be to say that the movie lines up with my interpretation of the play. Thus is the reason I would stick with the written form of the play. Even if I do not understand it all, I will not be lead astray by false interpretations, lest they be my own.

I don't know why I decided to use old English at the end...but it fits doesn't it? =)

Reflecting Society?!

I definately believe that any form of art is a reflection. Sometimes it reflects our society, sometimes it reflects all of human nature, but it always reflects us. We express ourselves through art because just telling people what we think and feel doesn't seem good enough. If I say, "I love you with all of my heart," that is a great sentiment, but if I write you a song expressing all of the thing s that I love about you, and how my heart skips a beat evertime I see you, that shows how I feel.
To proform a play is like telling a story, but rather than telling what has happened...you articulate it in a way that brings the story to life.

So, yes...the play is meant to portray truth.

(I kinda forgot what the question was so I rambled a little...deal with it)