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Art Making People Human (Part 3 Humanities Theme 5-The Affirmation of Life)
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Part Three Humanities Themes
Chapter 14 The Affirmation of Life
Summary
This chapter explores
Art works of all ages depict death either directly or symbolically, and various death stories created by people
How art exploits people’s fear and fascination with death
Strategies people use to cope with these fears and obsessions
Being Mortal: How We Portray and Celebrate Death
Art takes death and affirmation of life as themes
benefit
For people, these concentrated artistic creations are life-affirming
These works remind people that we will always face various problems in the process of life.
Ignoring these issues is a denial of life itself
Once a person recognizes and accepts his own mortality, there is less fear of death
One reason for discounting thoughts about the end of life is the emphasis on self
The idea that life is short can also be another form of self-absorption
Death may not always happen just once
Many people needlessly die repeatedly
image of death
Often depicted as dark tombs, skulls, masked killers, and the Grim Reaper wearing a black robe and holding a scythe.
These images have been derived into many industries and formed a perception
People like to be scared of safety
death ritual
To honor the dead, people celebrate death in a life-affirming way
shakespeare
"Henry V"
Praising heroic death and advocating heroic sacrifice on the battlefield
Wilfred Owen
"Saving one's life for one's country, sweet glory"
Descriptions of military sacrifice are far less glamorous
death in popular art
The theme of death pervades humanity's most glorious achievements
visual art
music
drama
literature
What's the reason?
The omnipresence of death, even the most tragic, can enhance one's understanding of existence
Such depictions put a distance between people and death.
Beautifying the Undead: Vampires and Zombies
Why are people attracted to vampires?
They are always portrayed as smart, sophisticated and elegantly dressed
What's more important is their means
They don't take people's lives, they just bite them on the neck
Using this extremely erotic way to lead the victim into the dark world
What psychological needs do zombies bring to us?
Whenever there is a time of cultural or political unrest or fear about the future, zombies appear in popular culture
Those terrifying hordes of zombies represent uncontrollable true evil.
plague
terrorism
...
Observing Danger from a Distance: A Realistic Landscape
horror or death on screen
Circus, rodeo
racing
...
Why is it attractive?
Facing death from a safe distance can help people feel strong enough to withstand real death
People tend to beautify death and give it a fear that it doesn't have.
In order to give yourself the illusion of having faced death bravely
Facing disaster
doomsday fantasy
strategies for coping with death
How to deal with the fact that we are mortal
Belief in the afterlife denies death
Accept that death is destined
avoid talking about death
laughing at death
Treat death as an objective event
...
Many artists, especially writers, have brought to the world many descriptions of death
Randy Bausch
"The last lesson"
Christopher Hitchens
"The Dying Man"
Atul Gawande
"The Best Farewell"
belief in life after death
Christian life after death
Believe that heaven is the reward for virtue and hell is the punishment for sin
But the Christian concept of life after death is always a bit vague
Is it a real geographical location? Or purely literary creation?
The Christian concept of life after death is often accompanied by worry and fear
"Revelation"
Vivid and even frightening thoughts about the end of the world
life after death in islam
The Quran often talks about life after death
Hindu life after death
Not only is there liberation, but there is also heaven
relief
The state of bliss after transcending the karma of reincarnation
Heaven
Still have to manage reincarnation but temporarily ascend to heaven due to good deeds
Judaism’s life after death
Traditionally refers to the memory of a good person
The lives of these people are continued through good deeds or they directly enter the ranks of ancestors
The wide-ranging impact of a happy life
The imagination of life after death in the humanities
People need to believe that life somehow, if not somewhere, continues after death
This is deeply ingrained in human tradition
There is a theme of survival by love in humanities of every period.
John Donne
"Farewell Speech·Sorrow"
john keats
"The Long Winter"
belief in destiny
People of faith also have different attitudes towards fatalism
depressed
Because disaster is bound to happen, and there is absolutely nothing one can do
Be willing to accept the inevitable, no matter how disturbing it may be
accept fate
definition
fatalism
Believe that everything is destined
including manner, time and place of death
basics of greek mythology
avoid talking about death
The younger the audience, the less real the fear becomes
This is why young people are sent to fight
The feeling of immortality in their hearts has not yet experienced the test of real life.
Affirming life through humor
Amplify and beautify death
beautiful death
trying to stay young
oscar wilde
"The Picture of Dorian Gray"
Addresses people's strong need to stay young in a literary way
medicalized death
The medical profession regards conquering death as its top priority
Medical dramas have been popular almost since the advent of the television medium
Early days
Always ready to put aside his personal life and come to the bedside of the sick and dying
There are many images of death, but they are usually mild and real death is rarely seen
Recently
"Emergency Room Story"
Doctors are under tremendous pressure, occasionally make mistakes and are traumatized by them
Conflict with each other for appropriate medical procedures
Much of the plot revolves around the torture and guilt experienced by doctors who do not always overcome death
But the overall point of the episode is still to be reassuring rather than depressing.
The age of anti-heroic doctors
"Dr. House"
Things to keep in mind when watching medical dramas
The story is false, but the theme is true
Use these fictional stories to "train" yourself and prepare for reality
Affirmation of life in the humanities
Literature: Children and Death
James Agee
"Female at Home"
Anyone concerned about how death affects children should read this book
Katherine Patterson
"Bridge to Terabithia"
Influential and popular children's book
Susan Collins
"Hungry Games"
best selling young adult novels
Maurice Sendak
"Beast Country"
dickens
"Oliver Twist"
When children fully understand the concept of time, they are able to cope with loss
Music: Ritual and Transcendence
Richard Strauss
"Death and Purification"
Philosophy: The concept of selflessness
definition
title music
a type of music
A symphonic poem written by a composer based on some narrative or plot idea, but also knowing how to please an audience
affirmative model of life
Phoenix
An ancient symbol of affirmation in life
In folklore, poetry and song, in literature and drama, the phoenix has been seen as a symbol of rebirth, rebirth, rebirth and redemption
J.K. Rowling
"Harry Potter"
Phoenix model
the basis of many masterpieces
Dante
"Divine Comedy"
Goethe
"Faust"
Responded to 19th century German Romanticism and its unwavering belief in the individual's ability to reinvent himself
Time to think: Accept that there is only now
William Wordsworth
"untitled"
The most authoritative statement about living in the eternal present
Einstein and time
Time is only absolute relative to an object moving at a uniform speed
The theory of relativity proves that when a person moves faster and faster, time will slow down
Time—absolute time—is a variable
Marcel Proust
"in memory of our passing age"
Asian time concept
In Asian thought, mind or consciousness is endless
The ending is deeply ingrained in people’s hearts
reinvent yourself
Learn to treat memory appropriately
Powerless to Reshape Life: Artists and Suicide
The Greeks and Romans generally believed that suicide had four purposes
Showing the pain of bereavement
Maintain honor
avoid pain
serve the country
van gogh
sylvia plath
Kurt Cobain
David Foster Wallace
amy winehouse
Ibsen
"A Doll's House"
Typical reinvention of self
guilt and forgiveness
Perhaps forgiveness is the greatest affirmation of life
not only forgive others
Also forgive yourself
survivor's guilt
William Styron
"Sophie's Choice"
seek forgiveness
definition
affirmation of life
Believe that life is inherently good and worth living
Believe in your own ability to let go of unnecessary guilt, low self-esteem, and fears of aging and eventual death
And then realize that death only happens once and not every day
Phoenix model
a literary structure
The protagonist is given a symbolic or literal rebirth after death.
Summary
In this chapter we are not really discussing death, but how ideological resources in the humanities can help people affirm the value of life, even when faced with overwhelming disaster or overwhelming feelings of guilt.