tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post6585705486901072923..comments2023-09-04T18:23:22.834-04:00Comments on White Rose: Sincere and Simple Thoughts: The Hobbit 30 Day Challenge - Day 14Fabolaktukohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061891235841638236noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-13155162370015424012014-01-13T15:51:06.494-05:002014-01-13T15:51:06.494-05:00to me, the biggest lessons are usually the ones th...to me, the biggest lessons are usually the ones that come implicity rather than explicitly, and often they come at me unexpectedly. I tend not to like the obvious level of any work of art -- and TH, as a work for children, has a pretty visible obvious priority schedule. But that's okay -- the best art for me is something that makes you think about its themes from many different directions and Armitage's work adds that component for me.Servetushttp://meandrichard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-44752022200766299272014-01-12T23:42:16.110-05:002014-01-12T23:42:16.110-05:00It's something you're asked when you test/...It's something you're asked when you test/interview to become a citizen, or at least when I did, about taking up arms for your new country and renouncing your old. I thought of that when thinking about your comment. I wasn't thinking about lessons at all when reading the book, to be honest. Maybe I should read up more about the book, then read the actual book. As most of my answers to the "30 Days" have a reference or two to Richard, I suppose he's more my focus as well. Fabolaktukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061891235841638236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7843411604449664157.post-8208791255732791412014-01-12T22:32:50.883-05:002014-01-12T22:32:50.883-05:00I have to say that I feel like a lot of what this ...I have to say that I feel like a lot of what this book "teaches" I have reservations about, the whole die for King and Country thing, for instance. I try not to think about its broader implications and focus on Richard Armitage's implications :)Servetushttp://meandrichard.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com