Counter Monument
Slavic 151 Herscher
12/17/12
Nick Rakic
Term Paper Pride and Inat Form a Counter Monument
What is the first thing you think of when you see a skull? It is usually not a happy thought. The usual thoughts are scary. The connotations usually associated with skulls are death, gloom, and despair. If a person were to see a skull they would most likely get freaked out. Seeing a skull means that someone has died. If someone were to go outside on Halloween while children are trick or treating, or were to go out to a haunted house, they would undoubtedly encounter multiple skeletons, or skulls. This is because they are scary, and represent death, making them perfect for the celebration of the Day of the Dead. But if you …show more content…
It had a certain meaning when the Turks had control over Serbia but then the meaning changed after the Serbians were liberated. When the monument was erected, it stood as a warning. It was used to intimidate and hopefully discourage any potential uprising by the Serbian people. The Initial monument served as a testament to the strength of the Ottomans (Milentijevic). It showed the Serbian population that a lot more power was necessary for them to overcome the Ottomans. And while it was intended to both intimidate the Serbians and display the Ottomans strength, it seemed to only show how powerful the ottomans were, without having any negative effects on the psyche of the Serbian people. If anything it just encourage the Serbians to keep fighting, and to not give up. One of the reasons why the Serbians found the monument so disrespectful was because it was extremely old fashioned and barbaric. “ Cele Kula is the last skull tower ever constructed; in fact, it was archaic even at its conception since the practice had long been out of style, but was intended to shock the Serbs with its anachronistic display of Old World barbarity” (Koudounaris). This further exemplifies the fact that the initial meaning behind the statue was to be used as a warning and to put the Serbian people and soldiers in place, and further dissuade any potential
12/17/12
Nick Rakic
Term Paper Pride and Inat Form a Counter Monument
What is the first thing you think of when you see a skull? It is usually not a happy thought. The usual thoughts are scary. The connotations usually associated with skulls are death, gloom, and despair. If a person were to see a skull they would most likely get freaked out. Seeing a skull means that someone has died. If someone were to go outside on Halloween while children are trick or treating, or were to go out to a haunted house, they would undoubtedly encounter multiple skeletons, or skulls. This is because they are scary, and represent death, making them perfect for the celebration of the Day of the Dead. But if you …show more content…
It had a certain meaning when the Turks had control over Serbia but then the meaning changed after the Serbians were liberated. When the monument was erected, it stood as a warning. It was used to intimidate and hopefully discourage any potential uprising by the Serbian people. The Initial monument served as a testament to the strength of the Ottomans (Milentijevic). It showed the Serbian population that a lot more power was necessary for them to overcome the Ottomans. And while it was intended to both intimidate the Serbians and display the Ottomans strength, it seemed to only show how powerful the ottomans were, without having any negative effects on the psyche of the Serbian people. If anything it just encourage the Serbians to keep fighting, and to not give up. One of the reasons why the Serbians found the monument so disrespectful was because it was extremely old fashioned and barbaric. “ Cele Kula is the last skull tower ever constructed; in fact, it was archaic even at its conception since the practice had long been out of style, but was intended to shock the Serbs with its anachronistic display of Old World barbarity” (Koudounaris). This further exemplifies the fact that the initial meaning behind the statue was to be used as a warning and to put the Serbian people and soldiers in place, and further dissuade any potential