When we think of education, most would think of boring books, lecturing teachers and time consuming homework assignments. Yet, education can also come in the form of emotions, creativity, and imagination. However, what are the consequences of solely learning in fact or solely learning in fancy? The individual perspective of one education does not reveal the ideas of the other. This clash of beliefs often ends up in a lack of understanding for the opposing sides. When the world becomes limited in either fact or fancy, the negative side effects become prevalent in each individual. While individuals may start off basking in the benefits of either fact or fancy, they will eventually come to realize the toll that the restrictions of sole education
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Emerging from the circus background, Sissy’s education has been empty of fact but filled up with imagination and love. Sissy and her father, Signor Jupe, are described as “never asunder” (39), indicating that Sissy’s compassion blossomed from her father’s loving education. Sissy is capable of feeling empathy for others when she is able to identify Louisa’s distress in marrying Bounderby, “[she] looked, in wonder, in pity, in sorrow, in a multitude of emotions, towards Louisa” (107). Because Sissy’s rational mind is missing, she is able to confront the odds in society, such as meeting Harthouse alone to tell him, “there is no more hope of your ever speaking with [Louisa] again” (236). This also portrays her strong personal will to stop others from hurting her loved ones. Sissy not only is the epitome of a loving child, but also is able to spread her knowledge of love with others as portrayed with Louisa, “for I have always loved you, and have always wished you should know it […] Louisa understood her loving pretence, and her heart smote her” (230) illustrating how Louisa’s heart was moved by Sissy’s compassion. In spite of Sissy’s fanciful attitude towards different situations, she is unable to answer simple questions about reality with facts causing her to feel …show more content…
However, Jane has learned in the nexus enabling her to see the world clearly. Education of only mind will not reveal the perspective of the heart and vice versa. If education only came in one form, society would be blind to the literal and nonliteral meanings in the world. Thus, Tom is unable focus his energy into discovering wonder but burns it by inflicting anger into fact and taking advantage of others. Sissy approaches life from an idealistic point of view, causing her to be blind to societal stigmas and the reality of the world. Louisa is able to distinguish between fact and fancy but cannot feel the tangible benefits of imagination and love. However, Jane being taught with both mind and heart is able to experience the world literally and nonliterally allowing her to have a balance between contrasting mindsets. The absence of education of mind will lead to a deficiency in creativity and imagination and will ultimately create a robotic humanoid form that lives for the sake of calculations, facts and figures. The nonexistence of the education of heart will lead to an idealistic view of reality and will prevent practicality in society. Only the balance between fact and fancy will lead to a more balanced upbringing for it will expose one to both sides of the
Emerging from the circus background, Sissy’s education has been empty of fact but filled up with imagination and love. Sissy and her father, Signor Jupe, are described as “never asunder” (39), indicating that Sissy’s compassion blossomed from her father’s loving education. Sissy is capable of feeling empathy for others when she is able to identify Louisa’s distress in marrying Bounderby, “[she] looked, in wonder, in pity, in sorrow, in a multitude of emotions, towards Louisa” (107). Because Sissy’s rational mind is missing, she is able to confront the odds in society, such as meeting Harthouse alone to tell him, “there is no more hope of your ever speaking with [Louisa] again” (236). This also portrays her strong personal will to stop others from hurting her loved ones. Sissy not only is the epitome of a loving child, but also is able to spread her knowledge of love with others as portrayed with Louisa, “for I have always loved you, and have always wished you should know it […] Louisa understood her loving pretence, and her heart smote her” (230) illustrating how Louisa’s heart was moved by Sissy’s compassion. In spite of Sissy’s fanciful attitude towards different situations, she is unable to answer simple questions about reality with facts causing her to feel …show more content…
However, Jane has learned in the nexus enabling her to see the world clearly. Education of only mind will not reveal the perspective of the heart and vice versa. If education only came in one form, society would be blind to the literal and nonliteral meanings in the world. Thus, Tom is unable focus his energy into discovering wonder but burns it by inflicting anger into fact and taking advantage of others. Sissy approaches life from an idealistic point of view, causing her to be blind to societal stigmas and the reality of the world. Louisa is able to distinguish between fact and fancy but cannot feel the tangible benefits of imagination and love. However, Jane being taught with both mind and heart is able to experience the world literally and nonliterally allowing her to have a balance between contrasting mindsets. The absence of education of mind will lead to a deficiency in creativity and imagination and will ultimately create a robotic humanoid form that lives for the sake of calculations, facts and figures. The nonexistence of the education of heart will lead to an idealistic view of reality and will prevent practicality in society. Only the balance between fact and fancy will lead to a more balanced upbringing for it will expose one to both sides of the