Discoveries and discovering can offer new understanding and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others
Discuss the statement with reference to your prescribed text and ONE related texts of your choosing.
Discovery is the act of detecting something new, or something old that had been unrecognised as meaningful. Discoveries can give an individual a different perception of oneself, individuals, and society. In The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, by discovering the truth characters hold a different interaction, attitude and perception of others. Whilst, in The Eagleman Stag, composed by Michael Please, by the fulfillment of curiosity and wonder, the main character undergoes a change of perception of himself and society. Therefore, the concept …show more content…
Caliban “loved” Prospero and had great respect for him, however discovering him being a “subject” to him, he hopes “A southwest blow on ye”. The contrast in language between “loved” and “southwest” highlights the unexpected discovery of Prospero’s intentions of enslaving Caliban and his island. This is further emphasised, in the contrast from the happy and negative tone and diction. Caliban’s discovery has forced him to renew perceptions of himself and others. Similarly, the natives tried to befriend the Europeans only to discover their intentions of enslavement. Caliban perceives Stephano and Trinculo as “god(s)”, due to their European status, as he believes they have the same “control” as Prospero. However, he later discovers they are simply “drunkards”, and hopes the “dropsy drown this fool (Stephano)”. The alliteration in “dropsy drown”, emphasises Caliban’s unexpected discovery that juxtaposes his “valiant master” as a creature that is a “god” and “fool”. Caliban’s discovery confirms the negative effects of colonisation, which has made indigenous people outcasts on their own land, and rapidly contributing to their annihilation. Therefore, it can be said the concept of rediscovering lost or forgotten experience or memories can be sudden or unexpected or may stem from a deliberate journey for truth, resulting in an individual’s greater …show more content…
As a child, Peter finds a “slow worm” and is “absorbed for hours” and discovers and analyses the “hooks beneath silver scales”. The use of scientific jargon in “hooks” and “silver scales”, emphasises his curiosity and wonder on taxonomy. Thus, revealing that individual’s intense and deliberate curiosity lead to knowledge and expertise that drive specific goals in life. After being injected with the cells of The Eagleman Stag, he “feel(s) a terrifying sensation that I am an inanimate object”. Peter discovers the feeling of an “inanimate object”, due to his wonder and obsession with the concept of time. This is emphasised through the motif of Peter constantly reflecting on time, as he often discusses that “each second is smaller than the last”. Peter’s constant obsession and wonder about the relativity of time, has encouraged his discovery of himself.
In The Tempest, characters discover due to a journey for the truth or a fulfillment of curiosity, resulting in a change of perception on themselves and others. Whilst, in The Eagleman Stag, the protagonist, sudden and curious nature of an individual can provoke or provide them new forms of feelings. Therefore, it can be said the concept of rediscovering lost or forgotten experience or memories can be sudden or unexpected or may stem from a deliberate journey for truth, resulting in an individual’s
Discuss the statement with reference to your prescribed text and ONE related texts of your choosing.
Discovery is the act of detecting something new, or something old that had been unrecognised as meaningful. Discoveries can give an individual a different perception of oneself, individuals, and society. In The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, by discovering the truth characters hold a different interaction, attitude and perception of others. Whilst, in The Eagleman Stag, composed by Michael Please, by the fulfillment of curiosity and wonder, the main character undergoes a change of perception of himself and society. Therefore, the concept …show more content…
Caliban “loved” Prospero and had great respect for him, however discovering him being a “subject” to him, he hopes “A southwest blow on ye”. The contrast in language between “loved” and “southwest” highlights the unexpected discovery of Prospero’s intentions of enslaving Caliban and his island. This is further emphasised, in the contrast from the happy and negative tone and diction. Caliban’s discovery has forced him to renew perceptions of himself and others. Similarly, the natives tried to befriend the Europeans only to discover their intentions of enslavement. Caliban perceives Stephano and Trinculo as “god(s)”, due to their European status, as he believes they have the same “control” as Prospero. However, he later discovers they are simply “drunkards”, and hopes the “dropsy drown this fool (Stephano)”. The alliteration in “dropsy drown”, emphasises Caliban’s unexpected discovery that juxtaposes his “valiant master” as a creature that is a “god” and “fool”. Caliban’s discovery confirms the negative effects of colonisation, which has made indigenous people outcasts on their own land, and rapidly contributing to their annihilation. Therefore, it can be said the concept of rediscovering lost or forgotten experience or memories can be sudden or unexpected or may stem from a deliberate journey for truth, resulting in an individual’s greater …show more content…
As a child, Peter finds a “slow worm” and is “absorbed for hours” and discovers and analyses the “hooks beneath silver scales”. The use of scientific jargon in “hooks” and “silver scales”, emphasises his curiosity and wonder on taxonomy. Thus, revealing that individual’s intense and deliberate curiosity lead to knowledge and expertise that drive specific goals in life. After being injected with the cells of The Eagleman Stag, he “feel(s) a terrifying sensation that I am an inanimate object”. Peter discovers the feeling of an “inanimate object”, due to his wonder and obsession with the concept of time. This is emphasised through the motif of Peter constantly reflecting on time, as he often discusses that “each second is smaller than the last”. Peter’s constant obsession and wonder about the relativity of time, has encouraged his discovery of himself.
In The Tempest, characters discover due to a journey for the truth or a fulfillment of curiosity, resulting in a change of perception on themselves and others. Whilst, in The Eagleman Stag, the protagonist, sudden and curious nature of an individual can provoke or provide them new forms of feelings. Therefore, it can be said the concept of rediscovering lost or forgotten experience or memories can be sudden or unexpected or may stem from a deliberate journey for truth, resulting in an individual’s