Author's note: Response to the human nature portrayed through the occurances in chapter's 5,6 and 7 in Jeckyl and Hyde.
"It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it; and it may doubted if, from that day forth". Curiosity is a simple but powerful strain on the human mind. It is relentless in it's attack and in the majority of instances, prevails. The myth of Pandora's Box peers into this idea by expressing that curiousity can open the door for evil and leave only hope for us to hold on to. It has been said that without hope you possess nothing but in reality does it actually deceive us? Does hope provide a false pretense for the inevitable evil that looms overhead? For such reasons it is impossible to bury curiosity into the depths of the brain. It will always be there to provide the motive to search on and to find the answer that you only "hope" is there.
Ben, I really liked your idea about knowledge and curiosity and how difficult it is for us as humans to handle it. Pandora's box was a perfect connection for your idea, and your questions were perfectly connected to the theme of the novel, how questioning often leads us to knowledge we didn't want to know. However, maybe next time you can answer some of the questions you posed to clear up your view on this questioning theme. Other than that, great job.
ReplyDeleteNice idea Ben, the connection of curiosity and how it play a huge role in tempting us where is really corrupts us to the core.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you connected curiosity with Pandora's box, it was a nice connection that I hadn't thought about. Your diction was good throughout with phrases like false pretense giving your writing a more mature sound. I also agree with your point that curiosity can drive us to great things, but can also twist us and change who we are.
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ReplyDeleteoops... I thought your idea was good and i liked the pandoras box thing i had the garden of adam and eve.
DeleteI really enjoyed the philosophy behind this post along with how you wrote about a concept that you really had to think about and relate things to, you really had to think about it. Nice job questioning what you were writing too, I can tell that as you were writing this some other ideas popped up into your head that you had to think about and incorporate into the response as well. Nice job Ben.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. A quite thought-provoking point. I especially liked the reference to the story of Pandora's Box, as it was placed just perfectly. I don't really have much advice for now. I'll comment again if I think of anything else.
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