Roman Shelkov Reading Response “Mrs. Dalloway” Day 2
November 3, 2014
As we read on in Mrs. Dalloway, we continue on a journey through Mrs. Dalloways’ conscience with her to find her true identity. Virginia Woolf’s complex language and jumping through time, consciences, and point of view demonstrates just how intricate our minds truly are. To each person, the interpretation of a single word, item or even event differs. Just like we ventured to different museums and explored art, ideas and we connected different memories with present events and artworks, Mrs. Dalloway does the same when she hears or sees different people or sounds. These memories and connections individualize each person but the idea that we can think and process in this particular way connects us altogether. Just like Mrs. Dalloway’s thoughts “plunge” from time periods to her thoughts of random supporting characters, our thoughts “plunge” to certain memories which connect to us and the present situation. If it were’t for these human connections and self thoughts, then our society will turn bland and uncreative, which seems to be the path as technology advances and smartphones tend to be our sources for answers. We instead should embrace our thoughts and acknowledge these connections that we make.
November 3rd, 2014 at 8:44 pm
I think we all understand that with innovative technology, our society becomes easier to deal with and efficient in its efforts to progress. It, however, comes at price in that we’d rather ignore another’s existence than, let’s say, consider their perspective on a current event. I’m being very vague here because now that event could be anything, from politics to a how to deal with panhandlers on a crowded subway especially. So I agree with you, Roman, that when we “plunge” from one thought to another, as Mrs. Dalloway does, it improves our ability to connect with others. And this ability creates a livelier world of expressed emotions than of “bland” ease.
November 6th, 2014 at 4:46 pm
I also agree with Ramanpreet. As technology advances so quickly, some things will be become easier and close to no effort at all. However, I believe that we cannot count on technology for everything and there are many things that technology cannot help us with. Even though technology helps us a lot, we still use our minds to interpret the different meanings of things, such as the different thoughts each person has throughout Mrs. Dalloway.
November 9th, 2014 at 4:00 pm
I really like your comment about how the use of technology has deprived our ability or habit of thinking. It is more than true that we are focusing too much on what’s happening on our social media rather than small things happening around us. We don’t bother thinking sometimes because we are not even paying attention, and sometimes because there are too many easy answers online from other people.
November 10th, 2014 at 11:49 am
I agree with you all. The more technology advances the more we tend to be away from our friend and family. As first technology was created to make human life easy but we human are misusing it. Technology and media was suppose to be a tool to socialize and connect with friends, co-worker and relative to make our connection more stronger. But most of us do not see it as such. Instead of connecting we lose friends and family, we lose the emotions and feelings that makes us human. We even reject to notice the most important person who is sitting next to us.
November 10th, 2014 at 11:53 am
I am also uploading a link to a video that supports my idea.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8