Soft Toilet 'By Sophocles' The Art Of Being Human

The word human is an extremely important word in the humanities. The fact that the textbook we use in class is titled The Art of Being Human doesn’t surprise me whatsoever. The art that could fall into the study of the humanities does so much more than simply appeal to the eye. The humanities have the opportunity to share ideas, teach, and share emotions to the masses through so many different forms. That’s why the humanities are so relevant to people.
The humanities cover themes that directly relate to people: love, religion, happiness, morality, and more. Most people deals with these types of emotions or ideas on a day to day basis. Whether the interaction with the themes is good or bad, is purely up to the individual; however, they still …show more content…
Sophocles portrayed how it isn’t a good choice to simply run away from your problems in his play write Oedipus Rex. Robert Frost put grieving into words with his poem Bereft. Claes Oldenburg mocked the openness of pop art with his piece Soft Toilet. Three great artists of different kinds of arts are all able to send messages. That’s why they matter to humans. The art connects to people; we can relate, we can learn. Granted, not everyone can relate to having a prophecy from Apollo that they're going to sleep with their mom, but usually, there are a few situations or characteristics within a text that any person could relate to. For example, in the text Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, there are those who question authority and those who don't; any person could relate to this because there is no exception to being on either side. Perhaps an exception could be if a person was the authority, but then they wouldn't really be questioning the authority either. Or perhaps the authority above the top person in charge would be society? Either way, everyone is on one side or the other, allowing us to relate to either Bernard or Lenina from Brave New World. The, since we can relate to either of those characters, it allows the audience to better understand the text by knowing the motives of either the follower or the questioner. Plus, it provides an opportunity to teach the lesson through self-reflection. How would I react if I were in Lenina's position? What about Bernard's position? Would I rather question authority or just follow along if I were in their situation? Or for Oedipus, how could he have responded differently to possibly prevent the occurrence of the prophecy? This is the thinking that the artists strive to spark in their audience. This type of thinking is how they tell people about their ideas, share their messages, get their point's