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Transcript: Presentation - ISTPGUAA Individualism Card Game Claim Thesis/Claim The overarching theme of individualism connects all the texts read this year, as all main characters travel on a personal journey to discover their true selves. Subtopics Subtopics Psychological Lens Return to Nature Privilege Methaphor for Oppression Racial Lens Psychological Psychological Lens as a Whole Psychological Lens relates to the altering of the way the main characters view situations. This contributes to who they are as a person and how it relates to their individualism. Allie Allie Experiencing trauma at such a young age with somebody so close to him impacted Holden severely in CITR. This depression and death related to Allie sticks with Holden for the rest of his life. The psychological lens relates to Holden's indivualism in the sense that he does not want to be like the other “phonies” of Pency Prep and the world in general. Because of this, he acts more “himself”/ more individual. He wants to have his own identity rather than just be fake like everyone else. Allie also shaped how he views other people, the world, and himself. Into the Wild & Chris McCandless Return to Nature Strengths Weaknesses COMPANY LOGO Cuts all ties of communication with friends and family New name, burns all his money and leaves his belongings Shows his changes in psychological state and behavior Individualism Questioned about his mental state throughout his journey, but his journey shapes who he is Strong believer in individualism His entire journey to Alaska was because of his views of individualism and how his journey to Alaska affected his psychological perspectives and health (the toll it had, possibility of mental health issues- articles from that unit) In order to be happy, he had to know himself and be himself to find out what him, himy Relating to Indivisualism McCandless had to go to Alaska to know Alaska and to find himself. You can look at pictures, videos, and read articles on Alaska, but you’ll never truly learn it until you actually go there, experience the wild, experience nature. "You got to go there to know there." Privilege How Privilege Relates to Individualism People/groups with different privileges are viewed as different individuals in society and are perceived in a different way than others. Privilege also has a direct effect on what these people are available of accomplishing in their lives or what makes them unique. John & Elizabeth Proctor Privileged Both of the Proctors come from a position of privilege and are higher up in society. Their social ranking plays into who they are and individualism since they are looked at as part of an upper class and treated differently in society because of it. Privilege affected the plot of the play because of the characters' individualism. Not Privileged THE OPPRESSED: The Proles A Raisin in the Sun HOMS - "Getting out" & "Those Who Don't" These characters and texts are unprivileged or portray unprivileged characters. This relates to metaphor of oppression and what makes them unique in their societies, as well. Metapor for Oppression and Racial Lens Texts/Characters Involved Allegory of the Cave The Proles Any Quote from 1984 - "2 + 2 = 5" (Orwell 377) "Getting Out" (HOMS) Text from Freshman Year - A Raisin in the Sun "Those who Don't" (HOMS) Marin (HOMS) Oppression Allegory of the Cave The knowledge that the puppet master gives the chained people in the cave is all they know. Once one person is opened up to the real world and how the cave and everything they've been told is a lie, they are shunned from society because their views are not socially acceptable. (WINSTON!!) These people are trying to showcase what they believe in which makes them who they are but are not acceptable. Forced to believe what they’re told to believe They have no power in society. No freedom of expression or thought Individualism → conformity (aka LACK of individualism) “2+2=5” is representative of the manipulation of knowledge that an oppressive power is capable of The Proles "2 + 2 = 5" 1984 Race and Identity Race AND Identity Individualism in their own way, in their own community/neighborhood People on the outside view that neighborhood based on preconceived notions, not from experience. They don’t understand the things that make those people unique and who they truly are. Being “ghetto” or a person of color is shaping their IDENTITY Those Who Don't Those Who Don't Esperanza dreamt of leaving, “getting out” of her impoverished neighborhood. Getting Out Getting Out She is essentially trying to change into something that she never had the opportunity of being. She's trying to find herself. Marin Marin is the first older female that Esperanza looks up to who isn’t related to her. Her shared wisdom and superstitions become a part of Esperanza growing up. The information and ideas Esperanza gets from Marin shapes her and her individuality since she sees the world in a different way. Marin (HOMS) Lack of cultural