domingo, 24 de agosto de 2008

Ways of seeing (Chapter one).

This chapter put into discussion the function of words in the way we see things. Moreover, it tells us how knowledge and beliefs can have an influence, in this sense; it shows us that everyone has his or her own ways of seeing.

First, we always use words to describe or explain what we are seeing but sometimes we notice that words are not enough or we can mean something totally different. For instance, when someone is in love; the sight of the beloved cannot be covered by words.

Afterwards, there are a lot of elements which influence our interpretations such us, knowledge, beliefs, previous experiences, imagination, history and so on. As a result, all this background determines how we perceive or appreciate images.

To conclude, it is a fact that interpretation varies according every single mind and not according every single word that describe the images.