The Umbrella Of Idealism
The Umbrella of Idealism
To what extent should an individual embrace the principles of idealism? In “The Novice” by W.D. Valgardson, readers discover that it’s crucial to differentiate truth from an individual’s idealism. “The Novice” provides multiple examples of how one’s view of truth and idealism affects their ability to solve a problem, resulting in confusion and misjudgements. The story presents a clear image of how idealism and truth can cooperate, but can also go horribly wrong.
The story begins with the author describing the trouble that the crew and their ship are facing. The readers are then introduced to the consequences if their boat, Sally Anne, doesn’t get to the shore. If Sally Anne manages to reach the shore then that is problematic since both sides of the 20 mile stretch there is no real shore, however, the first mate remains to be optimistic about his trusted boat. The first mate feels that the intricacy of the Sally Anne’s design will protect her from harm while the complexity would “guarantee its existence”. The first mate’s idealism is overwhelming in comparison to the truth that is presented to him and the crew. This also appears in another situation where he finds out the disappearance of his fellow crew member, Triggvi.
The next event where there appears to be contrast between idealism and truth is presented when Triggvi, a member of the crew, is nowhere to be found. The first mate quickly realizes that Triggvi must have gone overboard at some point during Sally Anne’s journey; however, he seems to ignore the fact that Triggvi is missing. The first mate then looks at his watch in order to calculate when he and his crew would be able to find a way to safety at dawn. By calculating the time, all the members of the boat are remaining optimistic in the current circumstance. In this case, the crews combined idealism outweighs the fact that their fellow crew member has gone overboard. In this example idealism conquers over truth along with the
To what extent should an individual embrace the principles of idealism? In “The Novice” by W.D. Valgardson, readers discover that it’s crucial to differentiate truth from an individual’s idealism. “The Novice” provides multiple examples of how one’s view of truth and idealism affects their ability to solve a problem, resulting in confusion and misjudgements. The story presents a clear image of how idealism and truth can cooperate, but can also go horribly wrong.
The story begins with the author describing the trouble that the crew and their ship are facing. The readers are then introduced to the consequences if their boat, Sally Anne, doesn’t get to the shore. If Sally Anne manages to reach the shore then that is problematic since both sides of the 20 mile stretch there is no real shore, however, the first mate remains to be optimistic about his trusted boat. The first mate feels that the intricacy of the Sally Anne’s design will protect her from harm while the complexity would “guarantee its existence”. The first mate’s idealism is overwhelming in comparison to the truth that is presented to him and the crew. This also appears in another situation where he finds out the disappearance of his fellow crew member, Triggvi.
The next event where there appears to be contrast between idealism and truth is presented when Triggvi, a member of the crew, is nowhere to be found. The first mate quickly realizes that Triggvi must have gone overboard at some point during Sally Anne’s journey; however, he seems to ignore the fact that Triggvi is missing. The first mate then looks at his watch in order to calculate when he and his crew would be able to find a way to safety at dawn. By calculating the time, all the members of the boat are remaining optimistic in the current circumstance. In this case, the crews combined idealism outweighs the fact that their fellow crew member has gone overboard. In this example idealism conquers over truth along with the