The Big Here And Long Now Analysis

Everyone see the world depending on the prescription of their glasses, and those glasses vary from one person to another; affected by personal experiences, worldviews, culture, art, and most importantly, literature. “The Big Here and Long Now” by Brian Eno is a masterpiece that deals with two concepts that influence the way humans see the world. In this essay, here is not only a place or a position, it has a broader meaning that includes behavior, lifestyle, and mind. Likewise, now is not exclusively the present moment, it is extended to a time that our imagination cannot reach. Both concepts imply human ignorance and blindness towards the environment, surroundings, and future. During the past few weeks, the class of ENC1001 has been reading interesting poems and short stories. “Cathedral”, “Story of an Hour”, and “Mending Wall” are some of them, and all three pieces can be analyzed through the lenses of the Big Here versus the Small Here. “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is a short story of a man who seems to be very threatened by his wife’s blind …show more content…
The poem is about two neighbors that meet periodically to repair a stone wall that divides their properties. The narrator is unable to understand the need of that wall. He’s skeptical and says that even nature itself doesn’t love a wall, because of the gaps and boulders that fall. The narrator lives in the Big here. He seems to be connected to nature and his surroundings. He is questioning the necessity of building a wall when there are only apple and pines trees. He says “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, that wants it down.” On the other hand is the neighbor. He asserts that the stone wall is vital for their relationship repeating “Good fences make good neighbors.” The neighbor is apparently old-fashioned and incapable of breaking a tradition. That is why the neighbor lives in a small here. He guides his life by traditional