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Bernice Joo
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Date Posted: 01:48:52 04/30/01 Mon
In reply to:
Andrea
's message, "Final Paper Proposal" on 16:48:07 04/24/01 Tue
When you say that "the development of an individual's attitudes towards class" is false, what do you mean? Are you saying that an individual's attitude towards class is not his/her own beliefs, but is instead society's perspectives that a person has chosen to portray and act upon because that is what is expected? If so, then: Are these attitudes ingrained into a person without the person's awareness? In other words, is the person aware that they are not acting in accordance with their true attitudes or beliefs, that they it is a pretense? Or have they fooled themselves into believing these are their own attitudes, and are surprised when it proves to be false in the end?
Some other questions:
Is it possible to really begin adopting these attitudes as your own when you have lived your whole life portraying these beliefs anyway?
Is a person to be blamed for disguising their genuine beliefs in order to conform to society?
What finally enables a person to "live out their genuine views"?
These are just some more in-depth questions you might want to think about. They ran through my head while reading about your topic. If you don't think some of these apply, don't feel that you have to incorporate them...it's up to you.
>"Breaking The Code: Revealing One's True Class
>Intentions as Displayed in Rebecca Gilman's SPINNING
>INTO BUTTER And SCENE II: THE SILENT DESIRE"
>The development of an individual's attitudes towards
>class, a necessity in that it provides guidance in how
>one formulates their life, is not only complex but is
>in fact false. Sarah Daniles superficially prefers an
>inclusive lifestyle, open to all persons, only in the
>end to oppose this belief by permitting the truth to
>surface, while Ashley undergoes a similar process but
>in a situation that is the complete antithesis,
>allowing both characters to overcome internal
>destruction and confront the obstacle of living out
>their genuine views, a common societal trend.
>The above is a preliminary draft of my thesis which
>will explore the idea of our true ideas of class are
>often hidden as shown through the situations of both
>of these characters. Keeping the latter in mind when
>writing Scene II, I wanted to depict this idea of
>secret beliefs but in a situation which is the direct
>opposite, a wealthy girl used to the high-class
>lifestyle and who enjoys its luxuries but
>simultaneoulsy wants more than material objects. Form
>and content, information about Ms. Gilman and some
>commentary about pop-culture related to the texts to
>emphasize some of my ideas will be included.
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