Discovery is a transformative journey that can lead to renewed perceptions of ourselves and others and new understandings, as well as how one fits into the structured order of society. ‘The Tempest’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak illustrate imaginative journeys leading to the restoration of order through new worlds and renewed perspectives. ‘The Tempest’ depicts a literal new world, causing the re-evaluation of values and morals, while ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ creates a metaphorical new world leading to change in perception of self and effects on others. Isolation in new worlds leads to evolved perspectives on the human condition and order in society.
Discovery is triggered by personal imaginative journeys through which individuals re-evaluate their own values. ‘The Tempest’ uses the shipwreck as a catalyst for …show more content…
The motif of the moon changing phases throughout the book represents a cycle through anger and disorder which has led to a new understanding. Max is characterised as being wild and out of control in a “wolf suit”. He journeys away “through night and day… almost a year,” symbolising the separation his anger has caused. He returns from disrupted order to “someone who loved him best of all” when he realises that control and command “BE STILL” over others will not achieve renewed perceptions of self and others. The “wild things” are supposedly “terrible” but are illustrated like teddy bears, alluding to Max’s imaginative world and also the idea that authority and order are not what matters most. The pace increases “sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year” to the middle where order is disrupted and Max discovers new ideas and then slows as order returns. Sendak creates an imaginative world where order is rediscovered stimulating new ideas about individuals and
Discovery is triggered by personal imaginative journeys through which individuals re-evaluate their own values. ‘The Tempest’ uses the shipwreck as a catalyst for …show more content…
The motif of the moon changing phases throughout the book represents a cycle through anger and disorder which has led to a new understanding. Max is characterised as being wild and out of control in a “wolf suit”. He journeys away “through night and day… almost a year,” symbolising the separation his anger has caused. He returns from disrupted order to “someone who loved him best of all” when he realises that control and command “BE STILL” over others will not achieve renewed perceptions of self and others. The “wild things” are supposedly “terrible” but are illustrated like teddy bears, alluding to Max’s imaginative world and also the idea that authority and order are not what matters most. The pace increases “sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year” to the middle where order is disrupted and Max discovers new ideas and then slows as order returns. Sendak creates an imaginative world where order is rediscovered stimulating new ideas about individuals and