Art And Symbolism In Flypaper By Simon Armitage
Flypaper
What is art? Does it have to be part of some exhibition in a museum? Does it have to be considered ‘good taste’ to be called art or is it simply enough that it is provoking? No matter what you may reply to such questions, your answer can always be discussed. Some art can astonish people in many ways and make them think about society, war the world and their lives, and some sorts of art will bring the question ‘what is art?’ like the work on the unknown artist from the short story by Simon Armitage, Flypaper, from New Writing 9, Vintage 2000.
Though the story is mainly focusing on the actions of the unknown artist and what the result in, I would say that the main character is council Perry. Perry sets out the catch this vandal, who …show more content…
In the physical likeness, he represents Jesus with the crown of thorns, the loin cloth around his waist, and the way the man lies like Jesus at the crucifixion. The more symbolic mutual traits are that they both spread out their unique messages and beliefs to the world, the man through art and Jesus through wisdom and faith. But mankind, in the story represented by Perry and Rossiter, do not understand the man’s divine status and want to use him, and that leads to the man’s death. Both Jesus and the man are willing to die for their unique abilities and cause. He dies quietly and calm and has like Jesus accepted that mankind is sinful and does not accept different thinking. Therefore Perry and Rossiter are a symbol of the Jews that disrupted the man because of greed and selfishness. They sin by wanting to stop the beautiful art in their favor and that leads to the sacrifice of the man. It is almost like he takes their sins in an artistic way, exactly as Jesus died to take the sins of mankind. The flypaper and title’s meaning in this story is obviously the cemented square. Flypaper attracts unwanted bugs and insects; in this case the man is drawn by the square and is caught by its stickiness. He is unwanted by those in power, like Jesus, that was unwanted by the powerful Jews. So in general, the themes in this short story are contemporary sin and greed, uniqueness through art and different
What is art? Does it have to be part of some exhibition in a museum? Does it have to be considered ‘good taste’ to be called art or is it simply enough that it is provoking? No matter what you may reply to such questions, your answer can always be discussed. Some art can astonish people in many ways and make them think about society, war the world and their lives, and some sorts of art will bring the question ‘what is art?’ like the work on the unknown artist from the short story by Simon Armitage, Flypaper, from New Writing 9, Vintage 2000.
Though the story is mainly focusing on the actions of the unknown artist and what the result in, I would say that the main character is council Perry. Perry sets out the catch this vandal, who …show more content…
In the physical likeness, he represents Jesus with the crown of thorns, the loin cloth around his waist, and the way the man lies like Jesus at the crucifixion. The more symbolic mutual traits are that they both spread out their unique messages and beliefs to the world, the man through art and Jesus through wisdom and faith. But mankind, in the story represented by Perry and Rossiter, do not understand the man’s divine status and want to use him, and that leads to the man’s death. Both Jesus and the man are willing to die for their unique abilities and cause. He dies quietly and calm and has like Jesus accepted that mankind is sinful and does not accept different thinking. Therefore Perry and Rossiter are a symbol of the Jews that disrupted the man because of greed and selfishness. They sin by wanting to stop the beautiful art in their favor and that leads to the sacrifice of the man. It is almost like he takes their sins in an artistic way, exactly as Jesus died to take the sins of mankind. The flypaper and title’s meaning in this story is obviously the cemented square. Flypaper attracts unwanted bugs and insects; in this case the man is drawn by the square and is caught by its stickiness. He is unwanted by those in power, like Jesus, that was unwanted by the powerful Jews. So in general, the themes in this short story are contemporary sin and greed, uniqueness through art and different