Reading Circle Contribution: Megan Miller[629]
Anton Chekov’s "At Home,” is the story of Yevgeny Petrovich. He is both a public prosecutor and father. Shortly into the story, we learn that his son Seryozha was stealing tobacco from his desk and smoking it. This leaves Yevgeny to try and decide the best course of action to stop his son from smoking. The first tactic that he uses is to tell his son reasons why smoking is bad. He chooses to try logic and facts, but his son is just too young to comprehend and put this all together. “He obviously doesn’t consider either his misdemeanors or my arguments important. How can I make him understand?” (93)Later in the night, Seryozha decides that he wants his father to tell him a story. This is when …show more content…
Crowley’s lecture is that a lot of the time it is easier to convey to somebody through storytelling. “Maybe it's very natural to communicate with stories with falsifications, though I do not necessarily mean that in a negative way.”(Crowley) An example that Dr. Crowley cites is the anti-smoking campaigns where they show very intense imagery to try and elicit an emotion from the audience. This way of portraying a specific belief or argument is especially effective for younger children who still have not fully developed the ability to think about things in a logical way. This relates to the short story, “At Home” because a father tries to logically explain why his seven-year-old son should not smoke. However, the son is not able to comprehend the message. This is when the father decides to turn to storytelling to try and convey his intended message to his son. To the Fathers surprise the son hears the story and promises that he will no longer smoke. As the story comes to a close the father starts to ponder why a story was better understood than facts. He thinks about the morality of lying to children in order to get them to understand what is best for them. Another question that arises from this point is when is lying to children okay and not. In my opinion, if it is in the best interests of the child to lie then it is okay to use stories to help prove a point to them. An example in modern day society is some of the many holiday traditions. Santa …show more content…
A lot of the time you will find many similarities between varying cultures. Reading also strengthens your vocabulary and helps to sort of exercise your mind. Literature also helps to strengthen your ability to communicate and work with others. Expanding your knowledge of varying cultures puts you at an advantage with globalization. Having knowledge of different cultures can help prevent you from making an embarrassing or offensive mistake in the workplace. The study of literature can also shed light on the significant impact of advancements in science, technology, and medicine and how they continually affect us
Anton Chekov’s "At Home,” is the story of Yevgeny Petrovich. He is both a public prosecutor and father. Shortly into the story, we learn that his son Seryozha was stealing tobacco from his desk and smoking it. This leaves Yevgeny to try and decide the best course of action to stop his son from smoking. The first tactic that he uses is to tell his son reasons why smoking is bad. He chooses to try logic and facts, but his son is just too young to comprehend and put this all together. “He obviously doesn’t consider either his misdemeanors or my arguments important. How can I make him understand?” (93)Later in the night, Seryozha decides that he wants his father to tell him a story. This is when …show more content…
Crowley’s lecture is that a lot of the time it is easier to convey to somebody through storytelling. “Maybe it's very natural to communicate with stories with falsifications, though I do not necessarily mean that in a negative way.”(Crowley) An example that Dr. Crowley cites is the anti-smoking campaigns where they show very intense imagery to try and elicit an emotion from the audience. This way of portraying a specific belief or argument is especially effective for younger children who still have not fully developed the ability to think about things in a logical way. This relates to the short story, “At Home” because a father tries to logically explain why his seven-year-old son should not smoke. However, the son is not able to comprehend the message. This is when the father decides to turn to storytelling to try and convey his intended message to his son. To the Fathers surprise the son hears the story and promises that he will no longer smoke. As the story comes to a close the father starts to ponder why a story was better understood than facts. He thinks about the morality of lying to children in order to get them to understand what is best for them. Another question that arises from this point is when is lying to children okay and not. In my opinion, if it is in the best interests of the child to lie then it is okay to use stories to help prove a point to them. An example in modern day society is some of the many holiday traditions. Santa …show more content…
A lot of the time you will find many similarities between varying cultures. Reading also strengthens your vocabulary and helps to sort of exercise your mind. Literature also helps to strengthen your ability to communicate and work with others. Expanding your knowledge of varying cultures puts you at an advantage with globalization. Having knowledge of different cultures can help prevent you from making an embarrassing or offensive mistake in the workplace. The study of literature can also shed light on the significant impact of advancements in science, technology, and medicine and how they continually affect us