Friday, February 16, 2007

Speaking of Victor...



From my paper for this quarter: "I assert that if we did not have language, the word “different” would not have multiple meanings. For example, in the case of Levi-Strauss, “primitive” could have a negative connotation, but he is clear in stating that the others are simply without the function of writing their language. In addition, it is careful use of language that has Levi-Strauss define that primitive simply means ‘without writing’. Only when man begins to understand that there are differences in things through communication, there is the issue of property, material possessions, and the importance that they play in the inequalities of life. We also see this in the Monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein."

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