Perception
In "Raisin in the Sun", Ruth scrambles Walter's eggs (which he didn't want scrambled) and tells him to eat his eggs. The eggs represent reality and how both characters see it; Walter thinks life is very clean and that he can do things to make it that way, while Ruth thinks nothing can be done to change the current circumstances.
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biggest difference between both characters is their perception. Right now, I am
literally pushing on pieces of plastic which is making small parts of the
screen get darker. You guys can look at it and understand it, and build a
perception out of it. That's crazy and kind of messed up. I first discovered
how crazy reality is in the cafeteria during 1st grade where I did the thing
where you plug and unplug your ears repeatedly and fast. It made this
mesmerizing gibberish that I became obsessed with, because I could choose
whether to listen to every word people were saying, or mess it up and turn it
into whatever I want. Almost like music.
This is what Walter feels and I completely agree with him. As humans, we have the potential to create things and changes our lives, and it's very important to dream so that we have something to aim for. Without dreams, its not possible to move forward, and we stay stagnant. Even though Walter’s plan is risky, it is worse to not try it and live in regret of a missed opportunity, than to try and fail badly.
I love how you explained perception, especially through how you first discovered it(which is something everyone has done before). At first I thought Walter was being too risky, wanting to invest into the liquor business, but after reading your post my perspective on Walter changed, since like you said, it is worse to not try and live in regret, something that I thought was too risky.
ReplyDeleteHeyoo! I would have gotten pretty annoyed if I specifically told someone to not scramble my eggs, and they do it anyway. It actually takes less effort to keep them unscrambled. Although, I do like scrambled eggs better anyways.
ReplyDeleteI like how you analyzed the dynamic between Ruth and Walter. Can you please elaborate on that plastic analogy? I also agree with the cafeteria ears thing. Another analogy that this reminded me of was how big middle school seemed compared to elementary school, and how big high school was to middle school. After a while, they seem to be much smaller than they were at the beginning. Maybe that could be a perception of time and experience (rather than people)?