Essay Draft 1 by Andy – Dissecting The Dark Mountain Manifesto’s Intentions
The human race is blamed by itself for the destruction of our common home; and it is constantly to be seen and identified as nothing but something evil, useless, and powerless – or at least according to the Dark Mountain Project manifesto. The text encourages its readers to pick up their pens and paintbrushes to fight against the common world, where allegedly the greater proportion of humanity is in sheer denial of climate change. In the manifesto, a tremendous amount of time seems to have been invested in lamenting about the fallibility of the human civilization where the only solution to the “awareness problem” lies in the hands of artists and writers whose works …show more content…
Longer working hours, reduced security, and other factors have led to their expectations of a utopian future being shattered. This factual piece of information is self-explanatory if left on its own, however the manifesto utilizes this to establish yet another point as support to their argument for the fragility of human civilization. The youth didn’t know what was coming – the authors fail to address that this is the spontaneous dynamic of human civilization – humans have learned to adapt over time than always succumb to the “crumble”. So, what makes the authors so sure they will …show more content…
With statements like “climate change, which brings home at last our ultimate powerlessness,” it is impossible to wonder whether the Dark Mountain Project is really rooting for our and nature’s destruction as we know it. Is it using the vulnerability of the situation to create a movement and attain popularity? After thoroughly inspecting the elements in the manifesto, it is still unsure. It bashes humanity for its apocalyptic nature. However, in the attempt to emphasize the need for greater significance to be given to an artistic outlet, and to realize and accept what the text claims humanity has been in great denial of, the manifesto itself is ironically succumbing towards apocalyptic
The human race is blamed by itself for the destruction of our common home; and it is constantly to be seen and identified as nothing but something evil, useless, and powerless – or at least according to the Dark Mountain Project manifesto. The text encourages its readers to pick up their pens and paintbrushes to fight against the common world, where allegedly the greater proportion of humanity is in sheer denial of climate change. In the manifesto, a tremendous amount of time seems to have been invested in lamenting about the fallibility of the human civilization where the only solution to the “awareness problem” lies in the hands of artists and writers whose works …show more content…
Longer working hours, reduced security, and other factors have led to their expectations of a utopian future being shattered. This factual piece of information is self-explanatory if left on its own, however the manifesto utilizes this to establish yet another point as support to their argument for the fragility of human civilization. The youth didn’t know what was coming – the authors fail to address that this is the spontaneous dynamic of human civilization – humans have learned to adapt over time than always succumb to the “crumble”. So, what makes the authors so sure they will …show more content…
With statements like “climate change, which brings home at last our ultimate powerlessness,” it is impossible to wonder whether the Dark Mountain Project is really rooting for our and nature’s destruction as we know it. Is it using the vulnerability of the situation to create a movement and attain popularity? After thoroughly inspecting the elements in the manifesto, it is still unsure. It bashes humanity for its apocalyptic nature. However, in the attempt to emphasize the need for greater significance to be given to an artistic outlet, and to realize and accept what the text claims humanity has been in great denial of, the manifesto itself is ironically succumbing towards apocalyptic