Cultural Studies 100 : Sarah Klein's noon tutorial

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

comment on pg 65-78, Jackals and Arabs

I'm not sure if we are supposed to comment on the story(s) that we were told to read (page 65-78) but I found that the most interesting out of all the readings we were told to read for the next class so I thought I'd comment on it.
I think this story and these translations are an awesome example of how different cultures, perspectives, and education have an affect on the way that someone can communicate their story across to another. In the first 'story' it is very short and it seems like it is just a bunch of points put together to get the main idea across. As the story is written numerous times it progresses and more detail is added and some is taken out. As I read the story numerous times I got a better understanding of what was going on, the first time I read it it left me kind of confused.
In the 'to build a fire' story the same thing occured but in the second writing of the story more detail was added and it was longer than the first one. (I found this story more interesting due to the gruesome details of the affect the weather had on his skin in particular). Another prime example of different ways people can communicate their ideas across.

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