In the article, "In Praise of Margins" by Ian Frazier, he states how "marginal people or places or activities are the ones that don't quite work out"(Frazier 7). On the other hand, however, Frazier also claims that "marginal places are the bluesky research zones of the outdoors"(Frazier 7). By having marginal places to go to, one can have a place to escape from the real world to do activities that do not really account for any economical values. Simply doing activities like throwing rocks, shooting frogs, making forts, and climbing trees seem to have no purpose whatsoever to most people, but to Frazier these activities were valuable. These activities were valuable to Frazier because he did not have to feel the pressure of society to actually have
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I agree that these places and activities should be valued because we as humans have a stressful life, therefore it is nice to have a place where we can escape to and have activities that help us unwind. Bi 2
By having a marginal place to go as a child, it can be fulfilling because a child is able to do whatever they please and not have to worry about the outcome as long as they are having an enjoyable time. Children really don’t need to have a purpose in mind because their purpose “was a higher sort of unpurpose, a freeform aimlessness” (Frazier 3). In the book Bridge to
Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, the main characters Jesse and Leslie are both outcasts who spend most of their time in the forest. To them, the forest was a marginal place for both of them to go and escape from the dullness of their fifth grade class and even the bullies that made their lives difficult. Jesse and Leslie were able to dream about anything that came to their minds about magical creatures and being king and queen because no one was around to judge them.
I agree that these places and activities should be valued because we as humans have a stressful life, therefore it is nice to have a place where we can escape to and have activities that help us unwind. Bi 2
By having a marginal place to go as a child, it can be fulfilling because a child is able to do whatever they please and not have to worry about the outcome as long as they are having an enjoyable time. Children really don’t need to have a purpose in mind because their purpose “was a higher sort of unpurpose, a freeform aimlessness” (Frazier 3). In the book Bridge to
Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, the main characters Jesse and Leslie are both outcasts who spend most of their time in the forest. To them, the forest was a marginal place for both of them to go and escape from the dullness of their fifth grade class and even the bullies that made their lives difficult. Jesse and Leslie were able to dream about anything that came to their minds about magical creatures and being king and queen because no one was around to judge them.