What is my senior quote?

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth the writing." - Benjamin Franklin

Let's do another worldview analysis on another piece of literature! Yeah!

I'm referring to She Unnames Them by Ursula K. Le Guin of course. Well, let's get to it then. Get ready to read another Colin Ancel masterpiece.

I assume you're reading this because you want to know what I think the worldview is for the short story, She Unnames Them right? Well there are 6 basic schools of thought when trying to deduce what the worldview of a particular piece is:

God and Humanity: Who is in power or control of this universe?

• Well, after reading the piece thoroughly, I would say that Eve is in control of this universe. After God names everything, Eve goes about and changes them all.

• "None were left now to unname" - Eve is saying this after she unnames and renames all of the animals.

Humanity and Identity: What is the nature of humans?

• In this short story, we can see that humans are naturally sinful in this universe. You can see this best when Eve says "It's been really useful, but it doesn't exactly seem to fit very well lately." Eve is so wrapped up in her own pride that she thinks she knows what's best and she thinks she should be the one in charge. Sound a little familiar? *cough* Lucifer! *cough*
• C.S. Lewis says in Mere Christianity "Pride is the complete anti-God state of mind." (pg. 122)

Conflict and Suffering: Where are the flaws or conflict in this universe?

• Because Eve is a naturally sinful human and she is filled with pride, there is much conflict within her.
  
• "One of my reasons for doing what I did was that talk was getting us nowhere" - Eve obviously felt that something needed to be done in order to get the attention of Adam and even of God. This is apparent from this quote.
  
• Perhaps she was angry... Or maybe her intentions weren't as bad as Lucifer's when he tempted Adam and Eve... Either way, she is obviously struggling internally and she is having conflicts because she feels she is not equal with God and/or Adam. Because of this, she feels that she has to go about changing all the names of the animals. Maybe she did this because she really did think they were wrong in the first place, or maybe she did it because she just wanted to get some attention and wanted to talk to Adam and God more... Hmm, too many theories to think about to put on one blog. Perhaps another time. I've answered this particular question adequately I think.

Hope and Redemption: Where does one find hope in this universe?

• Eve creates her own reality in this story. God has already named these creatures specific things but Eve thinks she knows what is best and creates new names for everything. According to this story, Eve will find hope within herself because God is an inadequate creator. Essentially, she creates her "new world". This is one of the main characteristics of post modernism.
  
• I'll use the same quote again. "It's been really useful, but it doesn't eactly seem to fit very well lately."

Values and Relationships: What is the relationship between the characters in the story?

• To put it simply, the relationship between Adam, Eve, and God is dwindling. To me, it seems that one of the main reasons that Eve went about changing the names of the animals was to insert herself, so to speak, back into the relationship.
  
• "One of my reasons for doing what I did was that talk was getting us nowhere"

Truth and Reality: What is true and what is real?

• I'll lay out the solid truth for you MJ. Everyone does their own thing. People create their own worlds, realities, existance. Everything that God has done can be easily undone by humans and will be based on the fact that Eve renamed all of the animals and she is a naturally sinful human just like the rest of us. The people rule and that's the bottom line because Colin Ancel said so.
  

So what is the actual worldview of the piece you ask? Well I'll tell you. From my understanding and comprehension of the piece, She Unnames Them is a postmodern piece where the people create their own reality and the people do what is best for the individual.

So there it is. Hope I completed the assignment to to your satisfaction.

What is the worldview of the song American Pie?

American Pie by Don McLean is definitely a classic and the meaning of the song has been debated for decades since it was written. Now most people will tell you that American Pie holds to a secular humanist point of view. I wish I could come up with an argument against that, because frankly, it's boring agreeing with everyone else. So let's talk about why American Pie holds to the secular humanist point of view.

God and the Universe: Who/What is in power of this universe?

1. It would seem that music is the recurring theme in this universe. There is a reference in the end that says "The Father, son, and the holy ghost, they caught the last train for the coast the day the music died." This entails that when the music died, God left us. This is supported by the line that says "Now for ten years we've been on our own"

Humanity and Identity: What is the nature of humans?

1. Perhaps the most repeated line in the song can best describe the nature of man in American. Pie. Repeated 13 times throughout the song, "This'll be the day that I die" supports one of the main secular humanist views that men are mortal beings.
   

Conflict and Suffering: What are the flaws in this universe?

1. One of the biggest flaws in this universe in the people's reliance on music, rather than God or Christianity. One of the lines in the song says "Do you have faith in God above if the Bible tells you so?". To me, it sounds like a mockery of Christians who believe in God and hold to the Holy Bible.
   
2. Additionally, it says "Something touched me deep inside the day the music died" and "The father, the son and the holy ghost, they took the last train for the coast." This supports the idea that people relied more on the music than God or Christianity.
   

Hope and Redemption: Where do we look for hope?

1. According McLean in American Pie, people can find no redemption in the world because this is "The day the music died". People even go on to say "This'll be the day that I die." Without music, people feel lost and hopeless.
   

Values: What do the people value?

1. In American Pie, it would seem like the people value music the most. Or at least, they used to. At the beginning of the song, he says "I can still remember how that music used to make me smile." and "Something touched me deep inside the day the music died.". This shows the people's love and affection for music and then the affect of the loss of the music "the day the music died".
   

Truth and Reality: What is true/real?

1. The only truth that one can find in American Pie is that evidently, the people of this world are doomed. This is seen through "Can music save your mortal soul?", "Now for ten years we've been on our own" and "We all got up to dance". These support the idea of the gloomy future of man because it shows how much the people loved the music years ago and then the song goes on to explain how the world is empty after the music "died".
   

So after this fairly thorough analysis of American Pie, I think it is a fair assumption that the writer's worldview while writing this was in fact, secular humanism.

Which worldview trait does the author show in Paradise Lost?

In Paradise Lost, the author shows the theme of God and creation. This is evident in the sense that despite what the story is about, the author still holds to the fact that the earth was indeed created by God and there is and was in fact a Heaven and a Hell, thus supporting the idea of God and His Creation of everything.

What is the worldview in The Wizard of Oz?

Now most people will tell you that the Wizard of Oz is for the most part, a postmodernist idea. I will give you three reasons why it is in fact in support of the Christian worldview.

A. The Emerald City (as explained throughout the book and movie), can be compared to the heavenly city of New Jerusalem as mentioned in Revelation 21 in the sense that in both places where there is no sadness or sorrow (Revelation 21:4).

B. One of the biggest comparrisons to Christianity and the Wizard of Oz is the people's desire and need for Heaven or "a place where there is no evil" as stated by Dorothy in the story.

C. Another comparrison of Christianity and The Wizard of Oz is the awesome power of the Wizard in relation to God. This is similar in the sense that the Wizard and God are both unapproachably awesome in power but in the same sense, he is very personal and approachable.

Worldview in literature?

You cannot look for anything specifically in literature to find a world view. Any piece of literature is essentially a worldview in the sense that whatever anyone writes is their own worldview. Anything in literature associated with the author or character's life, opinion or viewpoint can be classified as a world view. If you are looking for something specific in literature to find a world view, you might be looking too hard.