According to Salvador Dali, surrealist painter, the difference “between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane, and I know I am mad” In Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying , a person who is sane is practical and whose actions can be predicted. Meanwhile, insanity is defined as unconventional actions that can not be explained. Nevertheless, Faulkner 's take on sanity is deeper than opposites written on paper. Sanity can never truly be defined for every being is irrational, and the ability to be fully rational is beyond the realm of reality. If human beings were completely pragmatic and devoid of emotion, we would not be human.
On one hand, sanity is seen in society as black and white and never impartial. A person can not be partially sane and …show more content…
Insanity, the picture of a man or woman in a straitjacket. However, Faulkner gives the word sane and insane a flexible meaning, Sanity’s definition, can not be outlined in such specific terms. The word sanity applies differently to each person who refers to him or herself impractical. Jewel, child of Addie and Whitfield, is perceived by characters to be a volatile person. However, the characters can never truly judge Jewel because they are not Jewel. For one Instance, Jewel kept leaving the Bundren property day and night on an undisclosed mission. He would be tired and breakdown from the sickness for the inability to be aware 24 hours each night. The task that Jewel takes is seen as unacceptable and unjust. However, the task to get a snopes horses is not impractical for …show more content…
A person can believe that a person’s actions are unjustified and illogical. Meanwhile, an action can be praised for its rationality. However, if many humans have different views, perspectives, and thoughts. How can anything be truly sane ? The truth is we cannot be rational for emotions cloud our ability to be rational. Personally, I believe in actions before thought which makes many of my actions perceived by friends highly impulsive and illogical. However, I know part of my personality would not make me who I am today. I am not afraid to rush into action about a solution of a situation or do what I believe is right. I would run into a burning building if it meant saving someone’s life. I would not contemplate the start of the fire or a perpetrator who committed arson. To many, an act like running into a fire is too impulsive and bold, but is it ? If we never had people in society who took action how would anything get done ? The human race would not be a species of action, but contemplators. Arguably, a person can say without any thought is a person is lost, and not all situations can decisions be instantly made. Situations must be thought out so it produces an intended result. My main point is that sanity is relative to the action of the beholder. Each person has a different view concerning what is truly sane. During the Salem witch trials, it was not thought to question the authenticity of
On one hand, sanity is seen in society as black and white and never impartial. A person can not be partially sane and …show more content…
Insanity, the picture of a man or woman in a straitjacket. However, Faulkner gives the word sane and insane a flexible meaning, Sanity’s definition, can not be outlined in such specific terms. The word sanity applies differently to each person who refers to him or herself impractical. Jewel, child of Addie and Whitfield, is perceived by characters to be a volatile person. However, the characters can never truly judge Jewel because they are not Jewel. For one Instance, Jewel kept leaving the Bundren property day and night on an undisclosed mission. He would be tired and breakdown from the sickness for the inability to be aware 24 hours each night. The task that Jewel takes is seen as unacceptable and unjust. However, the task to get a snopes horses is not impractical for …show more content…
A person can believe that a person’s actions are unjustified and illogical. Meanwhile, an action can be praised for its rationality. However, if many humans have different views, perspectives, and thoughts. How can anything be truly sane ? The truth is we cannot be rational for emotions cloud our ability to be rational. Personally, I believe in actions before thought which makes many of my actions perceived by friends highly impulsive and illogical. However, I know part of my personality would not make me who I am today. I am not afraid to rush into action about a solution of a situation or do what I believe is right. I would run into a burning building if it meant saving someone’s life. I would not contemplate the start of the fire or a perpetrator who committed arson. To many, an act like running into a fire is too impulsive and bold, but is it ? If we never had people in society who took action how would anything get done ? The human race would not be a species of action, but contemplators. Arguably, a person can say without any thought is a person is lost, and not all situations can decisions be instantly made. Situations must be thought out so it produces an intended result. My main point is that sanity is relative to the action of the beholder. Each person has a different view concerning what is truly sane. During the Salem witch trials, it was not thought to question the authenticity of