Area of Study- The Journey
In literature one of the archetypal symbols is that of a journey. It manifests itself in many forms: the physical and the real, the imagined, the illusory, the spiritual and the interior. The motivation of a quest is what inspires many of our human endeavours. It also creates a significant element in much narrative, dramatic and poetic language.
The quest is a journey, a pursuit frequently of a form of self-enlightenment. A journey is like a representation of life, a synthesis of all its elements. As we journey – literally or vicariously – we learn how to live. We see not only through our own eyes but we share the vision of those who are new to use, and discover their sensibilities and cultural worlds. The feelings and learning carried back from such exploration can change the fibre of our being.
William Wordsworth, the Romantic poet, believed strongly in the power of stored memories to inspire and regenerate us. His phrase ‘recollection in tranquillity’ is an apt description of the use to be made of the harmonious images accumulated from journeying. They can be the life and food for future years. Such material can be derived from physical adventure and actual experience or it can be found in the pages of the books we read, the films we see, the stories we share.
We are able to journey – even if metaphorically – through darkness to enlightenment, from innocence to experience, from tragedy to triumph. When we explore different texts exciting opportunities are offered to us to participate in many life stories, many quests, many memories, and to take many journeys.
Area of Study: Journeys
The Oxford Dictionary defines a journey as the ‘distanced travelled in going to a place.’ So a journey is basically defined as when a person moves from one place to another. To take a journey means to go somewhere yet this movement need not be a physical trek. The journey may be from one point of understanding to another. Indeed to take a journey we might not travel very far, if at all: journeys can be of the mind and/or spirit – thus inner.
When you think about journeys you need to consider them generally. They may or may not be positive experiences. Journeys may lead you to see things that are new or to see things that are already known in new ways. What is seen and/or learnt may not necessarily be pleasant or comforting. Then again, perhaps the journey is more mundane, offering no such learning. You will need to keep evaluating such ideas as you explore new texts about journeys.
Journeys have been part of the human condition since people began to walk, reflect and dream. We have developed a huge vocabulary around the topic and many words can suggest a journey. Look to your brainstorming and synonym word bank for these words which give us an idea of the different ways that people view the concept of journey.
You are required to have a WORKING KNOWLEDGE of all three Journeys rubrics: Inner, Physical and Imaginative.
The quest is a journey, a pursuit frequently of a form of self-enlightenment. A journey is like a representation of life, a synthesis of all its elements. As we journey – literally or vicariously – we learn how to live. We see not only through our own eyes but we share the vision of those who are new to use, and discover their sensibilities and cultural worlds. The feelings and learning carried back from such exploration can change the fibre of our being.
William Wordsworth, the Romantic poet, believed strongly in the power of stored memories to inspire and regenerate us. His phrase ‘recollection in tranquillity’ is an apt description of the use to be made of the harmonious images accumulated from journeying. They can be the life and food for future years. Such material can be derived from physical adventure and actual experience or it can be found in the pages of the books we read, the films we see, the stories we share.
We are able to journey – even if metaphorically – through darkness to enlightenment, from innocence to experience, from tragedy to triumph. When we explore different texts exciting opportunities are offered to us to participate in many life stories, many quests, many memories, and to take many journeys.
Area of Study: Journeys
The Oxford Dictionary defines a journey as the ‘distanced travelled in going to a place.’ So a journey is basically defined as when a person moves from one place to another. To take a journey means to go somewhere yet this movement need not be a physical trek. The journey may be from one point of understanding to another. Indeed to take a journey we might not travel very far, if at all: journeys can be of the mind and/or spirit – thus inner.
When you think about journeys you need to consider them generally. They may or may not be positive experiences. Journeys may lead you to see things that are new or to see things that are already known in new ways. What is seen and/or learnt may not necessarily be pleasant or comforting. Then again, perhaps the journey is more mundane, offering no such learning. You will need to keep evaluating such ideas as you explore new texts about journeys.
Journeys have been part of the human condition since people began to walk, reflect and dream. We have developed a huge vocabulary around the topic and many words can suggest a journey. Look to your brainstorming and synonym word bank for these words which give us an idea of the different ways that people view the concept of journey.
You are required to have a WORKING KNOWLEDGE of all three Journeys rubrics: Inner, Physical and Imaginative.