Dear students, Here are your Candide “maps” from today. Feel free to reply and comment on some of them. PG
15 thoughts on “Candide Idea Maps (28 Sept 2017)”
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Great Works 2 (HTRA)
Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté, / Luxe, calme et volupté.
Looking through all the maps we made from Thursday, it’s interesting and super cool to see how different they all came out; some people used pictures, others used quotes from the text and others used an actual map representation of Candide’s travel.
Looking through all the maps we made from Thursday, it’s interesting and super cool to see how different they all came out; some people used pictures, others used quotes from the text and others used an actual map representation of Candide’s travel. It was nice seeing the different perspectives that everyone has with the same text and events that happened in the book.
The drawing ideas from class looks amazing. I like how everyone is creative in their work. On page 12, I really like how the group attached a quote and draw emotions for each of them. On page 9, the drawing is really great and I agree with the quotes that were being used. On page 5, the group used a line graph to show his Candide’s view had changed. On page 3, the map is very interesting and it gives us visuals on the places he went and the quotes of where he said it. Overall, everyone did a great job at being creative and showing quotations from the text to an drawing.
The projects all look flawless. From the drawings, to the maps, to the quotes, and beyond, everything is beautiful. It seems like we have several artists in our class who have some unique and special talents. I enjoyed seeing how every “map” was different from one another. It was almost as if each of them were telling a different story. It seems as if each person was affected by different key points from the story.
All the maps flowed very nicely. Many people got creative with the concept of a map. Page 9, in particular, utilized quotes very well to illustrate Candid’s shift in perspectives. Page 2 utilized also used quotes well but the drawings were very rough around the edges. 3 & 4 used the same concept of maps. Alas, 4 was the more complete of the two utilizing all of Europe in a more cohesive and geographically accurate sense. Though Paraguay is where Bolivia should be. The content of all the maps are good, some go into more detail than others but nevertheless, they are all effective.
Reading and looking at some of the sketches made by our classmates was really was interesting. We were given an assignment to be as abstract as possible about Candide’s journey. Everyone had a similar but mostly a different mindset when going about doing the assignment. It was pleasing to see people’s artistic skills that we never usually see in class. Though many of the “maps” were different, everyone all pointed out the main components of the story.
I found it interesting how the groups focused on different aspects of the book to describe Candide’s journey. Some used quotations to represent the different stages of the journey Candide was in, others used characters Candide met, and others used his physical location. Some groups used a combination of the three, and I think that’s the most accurate because the places he went, the people he met, and the things that were said are all equally as important to Candide’s journey, and all contributed to his character by the end of the book.
– Sabrina Rodriguez
OK, I have say my favorite was the last one – the one that used emojis to represent Candide’s journey. However, there was one with a map that was very realistic and detailed oriented that came in a close second. Also, I think that the people’s map who used the markers deserve honorable mention because there was a considerable amount of work that went into it.
— Honorable Judge Samuel Kelley, First of His Name, Lord of Mt. Kisco, and Protector of Westchester
After looking through all the art pieces on Candide’s journey, the one with the best representation in my opinion is the third one that is a map with dotted lines showing Candide’s traveling. It is very detailed and neat with all the quotes and nice map drawing. My first idea for the art work on Candide was to draw a map similar to this. There are some other paintings with good drawings and some that either lacked art work or quotes.- Oscar G
All the maps are very well done. It shows how everyone has a different representation of what a map is in their perspective. It also shows that we have a similar mindset when given a task, but different ways to portray it. I would say my favorite piece would be the on on page 6. It shows a very artistic side of the group and brings attention to the art piece with their skills.
– Kody Liang
It’s vey interesting how different all the maps are, its shows how although we all have similar ideas we have different ways of illustrating them. I really liked the drawing on page 9 because not only is it pretty but in a simple way summarizes Candide’s journey while incorporating the theme of optimism vs. realism which plays a big part in the book.
– Emily Lopez
I really enjoyed looking through all the pictures, although they were all about the same story they were also very different and unique from one another. Every team chose to illustrate the story differently some chose line graphs and maps while others chose detailed drawings that displayed the characters. Another thing that I noticed about the various pictures was the similarities in quotes, a lot of us chose similar points in the story that we felt were significant.
– Julienne Guzman
The story maps we made in class of the Candide’s journey all depict his view on optimism as it transitions to realism. When Candide is in the castle of Westphalia his outlook on world is that “everything happens for the best.” Each group portrayed Candide’s initial view on optimism in a similar manner. From the maps we can also infer that Candide questioned optimism and why, if everything happens for the best, “what must others be like?” Essentially in the end, Candide is neither optimistic nor realistic rather somewhere in between. Although he gets what he wanted in the beginning of the book and seems happy, he is not truly satisfied because he can no longer tell optimism away from reality. While most of the maps did not finish this idea, the directionality of the maps attempt to emphasize it and does a good job in doing so.
– Sheik Floradewan
I love the creativity in these drawings. They really bring out Candide’s view towards optimism as faces in the begining. As he faces realism he experiences harsh difficulties. Although it seems like he is pessimistic due to harsh reality, he stays optimistic even at the end. Every drawing is very unique in their own way. The maps really bring out Candide’s jorney, and the drawing with a bulb brings out Candide’s enlightenment. I really love these pictures because they can tell a lot without using words.
– Farzana Akther
Each of the illustrations shows a different but similar understanding of Candide. Most groups referred to draw a map to show Candide’s changes of his own philosophy through these travels. What stood out to me the most is how differently each group viewed the ending quote of the book. Some viewed it as Candide regaining his optimism, while others believed just the opposite of that. Personally, I don’t believe there is a correct way to interpret the ending of the book as it is somewhat ambiguous. The drawing on page 2 was able to convey the idea of a sense of thinking and philosophy, which is a central and shifting theme in the book. Overall, all the drawings were great as they all gave a different view into Candide.