Describe the concept you have developed for your major work.
As human beings we all gravitate towards death. This destination is inevitable. It is only a matter of time before all that you have accomplished, all the assets you have accumulated becomes redundant. Due to this some of us scramble to find a meaningful reason for existence, to live our lives wondering if we embody the traits to classify ourselves as human; utilising the conscious awareness of our mortality as a way to improve ourselves. As human beings, do we just exist and persist from one moment to the next? Or do we learn to live within native adapting our physical and psychological features and functions to the changes we encounter again and again? Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German …show more content…
Hence, as time can spark the improvement or worsening of mental health and wellbeing, consequences such as increased risk-taking, depression and anxiety will result if individuals experience damage and fluctuations in their psychological functions.
Furthermore, within my concept, I will address numerous themes, including death, love, mortality and dementia. These themes will be evident for the duration of my major work and will be incorporated especially into the mother-daughter relationship as well as the changes time rouses on the pairs’ individual identity. Mortality and Dementia will be primarily centred around the mother whereas Death and Love will be incorporated with the daughter.
This is an excerpt that focuses on the theme, Death. It is the 1st draft of my reverse chronologic short …show more content…
The film Still Alice by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland explored the effects of dementia on an academic university lecturer and her gradual deterioration of intellect and cognitive abilities. The movie confirmed how dementia not only affects the patient but also the immediate loved ones in their lives. This established the use of mother-daughter bond in my major. The films Memento by Christopher Nolan and Irreversible by Gaspar Noé both revealed a reverse chronologic set story. These two films challenged my own perceptions and were very helpful in sparking creative ideas and unique
As human beings we all gravitate towards death. This destination is inevitable. It is only a matter of time before all that you have accomplished, all the assets you have accumulated becomes redundant. Due to this some of us scramble to find a meaningful reason for existence, to live our lives wondering if we embody the traits to classify ourselves as human; utilising the conscious awareness of our mortality as a way to improve ourselves. As human beings, do we just exist and persist from one moment to the next? Or do we learn to live within native adapting our physical and psychological features and functions to the changes we encounter again and again? Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German …show more content…
Hence, as time can spark the improvement or worsening of mental health and wellbeing, consequences such as increased risk-taking, depression and anxiety will result if individuals experience damage and fluctuations in their psychological functions.
Furthermore, within my concept, I will address numerous themes, including death, love, mortality and dementia. These themes will be evident for the duration of my major work and will be incorporated especially into the mother-daughter relationship as well as the changes time rouses on the pairs’ individual identity. Mortality and Dementia will be primarily centred around the mother whereas Death and Love will be incorporated with the daughter.
This is an excerpt that focuses on the theme, Death. It is the 1st draft of my reverse chronologic short …show more content…
The film Still Alice by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland explored the effects of dementia on an academic university lecturer and her gradual deterioration of intellect and cognitive abilities. The movie confirmed how dementia not only affects the patient but also the immediate loved ones in their lives. This established the use of mother-daughter bond in my major. The films Memento by Christopher Nolan and Irreversible by Gaspar Noé both revealed a reverse chronologic set story. These two films challenged my own perceptions and were very helpful in sparking creative ideas and unique