“The Journey Is More Important Than the Destination”
“The Journey Is More Important Than the Destination”
The psychological motivations, or inner journeys, that influence a physical journey can give the most insightful look into what that physical journey meant, and why it took place. Although the destination is important, the inner journey that takes place during a physical journey is often more significant. This inner journey that often drives the physical journey, and can also inspire imaginative journeys, gives multiple layers of meaning to a person or character and unveils the ultimate importance of the journey that took place. Caliban’s physical journey is motivated by the inner journey that takes place within himself. This essay will argue that Caliban was not a deformed and vile slave but instead a native of the Island and the rightful owner of the land whose actions, thoughts and journey were motivated by his hatred for the abusive colonial control held over him by Prospero. To support this argument I will use Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple and an article from New Zealand History Online called “The Treaty in Practice” that deals with the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Tempest, written between 1610 and 1611, has a powerful political context as it was in the early years of the 17th century that the British colonization of the Americas began. The British had been exploring and colonizing foreign lands since the late 1400s, but the discovery of the Americas led to huge new frontiers, massive opportunities for trade, and ultimately to the transatlantic slave trade. England was not a rich country in the 17th century and it needed the trade market that the colonization of these countries could provide to survive as an Empire. These actions led to what is now perceived as serve exploitation and intense moral failings. Colonialism in Shakespeare’s time was a political movement that ignited many diverse opinions and moral debates for and against. Whether Shakespeare’s The Tempest is condemning, applauding or
The psychological motivations, or inner journeys, that influence a physical journey can give the most insightful look into what that physical journey meant, and why it took place. Although the destination is important, the inner journey that takes place during a physical journey is often more significant. This inner journey that often drives the physical journey, and can also inspire imaginative journeys, gives multiple layers of meaning to a person or character and unveils the ultimate importance of the journey that took place. Caliban’s physical journey is motivated by the inner journey that takes place within himself. This essay will argue that Caliban was not a deformed and vile slave but instead a native of the Island and the rightful owner of the land whose actions, thoughts and journey were motivated by his hatred for the abusive colonial control held over him by Prospero. To support this argument I will use Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple and an article from New Zealand History Online called “The Treaty in Practice” that deals with the Treaty of Waitangi.
The Tempest, written between 1610 and 1611, has a powerful political context as it was in the early years of the 17th century that the British colonization of the Americas began. The British had been exploring and colonizing foreign lands since the late 1400s, but the discovery of the Americas led to huge new frontiers, massive opportunities for trade, and ultimately to the transatlantic slave trade. England was not a rich country in the 17th century and it needed the trade market that the colonization of these countries could provide to survive as an Empire. These actions led to what is now perceived as serve exploitation and intense moral failings. Colonialism in Shakespeare’s time was a political movement that ignited many diverse opinions and moral debates for and against. Whether Shakespeare’s The Tempest is condemning, applauding or