Below is a very simple trailer for the book "The Giver" which I think explains this concept pretty well. It shows how a simplistic life is turned upside down when one boy starts to experience memories, emotions, color, and the abstract in a society that does not accept these concepts. It shows a m ore creative, complicaated radical modernity lifestyle.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Sum Blog #12
Our discussion on the 26th brought up many interesting points that I've been thinking over. We talked about our society and how it has changed over time from being pre-modern to radicalized modern, and so on. The pre-modern society included a high degree of intimacy, family, and jobs where people "wore many hats." Modernity then was a time of more urban areas and specialized tasks. So where are we now? Have we moved onto another stage in society defined as post modernity, or radicalized modernity? We talked about Giddens and the avalanche idea or the snowball effect of modernity. This metaphor meant that the evolution of modernity may be viewed negatively because, like an avalanche, once it gets going it continues to get stronger, and would ultimately crush anyone who tried to resist it. But to look at it on the other hand, the changing of society can also be positive in the sense that it is new, exciting, and exhilerating. I personally like the idea of of radical modernity after discussing the different aspects of this. I think this would be a more creative and diverse way of living which appeals to me. We looked at this as our society moving into a new way of living, going from clear to unclear, predictable to unpredictable, and Truths to truths. This, to me, is much more exciting way to live that could unleash the creativity within people and become more satisfied with everyday living. I like the abstract and thinking about things in different ways. There's no way that we can all agree on everything with set rules and decisions, and this way of life opens us up to more opinions and thoughts. I liked the video we watched of Pleasantville where things seemed so routine, plain, and black and white. As people started becoming more exposed to emotion and art and things that are different, color came into the world and opened people's eyes to a new way of life. I think this is the way people should want to live and strive for more in this radical modernity sort of life. We see it around us every day, even with the skyskraper example. Buildings were typically always tall, straight, and quite basic, yet now we see curves and arches and abstract buildings popping up all over the place; a clear sign of this abstract way of life. I think that's really great and is making life more interesting.
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