Excellent essay! You hit the nail on the head. I was trying to find something to supplement our literature study for “The Giver,” and all I could find on TPT was stuff like what you mentioned: self reflective, self application, self, self, self. I didn’t have the language to think through this until reading your essay! Needless to say, I ended up making my own content instead that focused on the structure of the story and the Biblical questions it raised.
Great work! There are times I feel the distortions from the retelling of these stories is to muddy the beauty, truth, and virtue they themselves do see, they just can’t allow others to see it too. I have a theory, but it’s too long to get into it.
Excellent essay! You hit the nail on the head. I was trying to find something to supplement our literature study for “The Giver,” and all I could find on TPT was stuff like what you mentioned: self reflective, self application, self, self, self. I didn’t have the language to think through this until reading your essay! Needless to say, I ended up making my own content instead that focused on the structure of the story and the Biblical questions it raised.
Thanks, Lindsey! We should do coffee and have a hardcore chat about that!
Very interesting way to look at modern society. And, I fear, quite correct. Well written!
Thanks Lustin!
Great work! There are times I feel the distortions from the retelling of these stories is to muddy the beauty, truth, and virtue they themselves do see, they just can’t allow others to see it too. I have a theory, but it’s too long to get into it.
Thank you! I’m sure it’s a good theory!
'Selfie tales' is a great way to put it. Congrats on the pub!
Thanks! I can’t take credit for the name though - that was Salvo!