the essay question is the desire to escape reality transcends all levels of society. the inablilty to escape can create family conflict, distorted social expectations as well as a distorted identity. In james baldwins "sonny's blues" discuss how music and the afore mentioned are used to develope a larger theme. i am drawing a major blank any ideas?
2006-09-17 10:34:28 · 6 answers · asked by couggurl22 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Well, since it says "all levels of society", you can discuss the way we want to escape reality in the levels: really high up people (bill gates, actors, etc) upper class, middle class, lower class, beggars on the streets of LA
If we expect too much from our empty dreams, we have REALISTIC family conflict, distorted social expectations as well as a distorted identity
Hope this gets you started!
2006-09-17 10:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could relate to different ways to escape reality. Meditation is a good way to let your mind relax and reduce stress. A good book that lets you forget buy transporting you in to someone else’s reality. And also let your mind consider new ways of looking at things and to see things from a different point of reality. Any hobby that you can really get involved in can give your mind a chance to reveal things in a way you had never considered. It can let you understand why some one from a different time a place will have a different point of view on a situation.
You could relate to the undesirable ways to escape reality, drugs, and alcohol, thrill seeking. All though they all work some cause their own downsides and why different levels of society tend to lean to one method of relaxing over another.
2006-09-17 10:59:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest and much to simple answer to this question is basically " the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". In other words, we always are trying to attain something that seems out of reach. The all elusive "happiness", "love", "security" and so on. what ever we seem to have isn't good enough. There is that elusive, "better life". I think that this is probably what you may be looking for. Hope it helps.
2006-09-17 11:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by softheart_strongwill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you drew a blank mind!!!!!
2006-09-17 10:36:31 · answer #4 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wow I don't know. . . is there anyone in your class you can ask for help? can you ask your teacher for help? or is this due tomorrow?
2006-09-17 10:36:38 · answer #5 · answered by sweets 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you sure do need help
2006-09-17 10:35:38 · answer #6 · answered by lucky_duck123456 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋