mr ravioli and the world and other places
Jennifer Zelada
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FD 4
Professor November
November 14, 2014
Essay 4
Imagination is the gateway to desire and perception of reality. Adam Gopnik graduate of New York Institute of Fine Arts and author of a Best Seller is the author of “Bumping into Mr. Ravioli”. In “Bumping into Mr. Ravioli” Gopnik discusses the importance of imagination and the role it plays in understanding reality. He also gives a better understanding of how the surroundings of a child shape their imagination and perception of those around them, and how it helps them gain understanding of how the world functions. Gopnik shows us how a child can at an early age identify with a group of people, just as Olivia the maker of Charlie Ravioli, who uses him to exemplify the life of the average New Yorker. Furthermore “The World and Other Places” by Jeanette Winterson features a character who attempts to form a future based on the imagination he had as a child. He constantly uses his past imagination to form his career and find himself. Both authors touch on the subject of imagination; imagination, as conveyed in these two essays, shows how it not only influences one’s perception of what goes on around them, it also shows how a child identifies with things that influence them and help them form their perception of the world around them. reality is dependent on causal knowledge therefore constantly changing our perception. There is a direct correlation between the perception of the world and the logic behind it; the more in depth and expansive the logic, the more the world warps causing a need to set order. It is this order that is based on past experiences and created through imagination. It is safe to say that Gopnik confirms Winterson’s essay in some ways but for the most part he contradicts and complicates it, the reason for this is that the individuals in the texts encounter different outcomes when their imagination and reality meet.
Imagination is influenced by a child’s surroundings and
(01:355:100)
FD 4
Professor November
November 14, 2014
Essay 4
Imagination is the gateway to desire and perception of reality. Adam Gopnik graduate of New York Institute of Fine Arts and author of a Best Seller is the author of “Bumping into Mr. Ravioli”. In “Bumping into Mr. Ravioli” Gopnik discusses the importance of imagination and the role it plays in understanding reality. He also gives a better understanding of how the surroundings of a child shape their imagination and perception of those around them, and how it helps them gain understanding of how the world functions. Gopnik shows us how a child can at an early age identify with a group of people, just as Olivia the maker of Charlie Ravioli, who uses him to exemplify the life of the average New Yorker. Furthermore “The World and Other Places” by Jeanette Winterson features a character who attempts to form a future based on the imagination he had as a child. He constantly uses his past imagination to form his career and find himself. Both authors touch on the subject of imagination; imagination, as conveyed in these two essays, shows how it not only influences one’s perception of what goes on around them, it also shows how a child identifies with things that influence them and help them form their perception of the world around them. reality is dependent on causal knowledge therefore constantly changing our perception. There is a direct correlation between the perception of the world and the logic behind it; the more in depth and expansive the logic, the more the world warps causing a need to set order. It is this order that is based on past experiences and created through imagination. It is safe to say that Gopnik confirms Winterson’s essay in some ways but for the most part he contradicts and complicates it, the reason for this is that the individuals in the texts encounter different outcomes when their imagination and reality meet.
Imagination is influenced by a child’s surroundings and