You Rock

Well, here we are again. I have absolutely no idea what to write about. Not many things we did in class are exactly what you would consider "relatable," so I guess it isn't a surprise. The last time I didn't have any ideas, I tried really hard to write about a significant issue and sound/seem intellectually apt, but it ended up bland and inconclusive. So this time, maybe if I START with something bland, it'll end up getting better towards the end. No promises though.

You might be wondering why exactly we have to read Song of Solomon. Whether it's the fact that theres symbolism every other line or the incest, not everyone thinks we're getting something out of reading this. I find myself asking this question the last few nights, whenever I opened up the book. But every time we talked about what we read in class, I was like wtf... How can so many small details all add up to a concrete underlying message? 

Are we supposed to be able to recognize all the details though? To be honest, I was analyzing things that weren't even meant to be analyzed. One day in class, we were discussing among ourselves the significance of Pilate being called a snake. We thought about how she could be reptilian, and started to wonder if eggs were mentioned because snakes lay eggs. Then someone said that the breaking of the egg shell is like a snake shedding its skin. This comparison is seemingly quite bizarre. Although our conclusion may not have been what the author intended or what was "correct," it was then that I realized just how amazing the human mind is. We subconsciously associate two unrelated things together, and link them to a deeper meaning. 

Going back to the book, in Song of Solomon, this very ability is conveyed through Toni Morrison's writing. Whether it's the watermark, the flowers, the peacock, or even the name "Dead," Morrison intertwines things that don't even make sense together, and when we as readers realize this, the book is 10 times better. I can't tell you how many moments I had in class where my brain was just trying to compute the mind-blowing connections that were made in the novel. Although Song of Solomon may not be nonfiction, I feel like we can make these kinds of connections in the real world, through our own experiences. 

So I remember some time in 8th grade, where I was beginning to acknowledge and understand the machinery that maintains life's functions. One day, I read somewhere that "it's the small things that count." I'm not sure how that was the first time I had ever heard it, but it was. And ever since then, I began to appreciate the small things in life. Whether it's a teacher moving a quiz to later in the week or getting an extra 5 minutes of sleep, the small things in life are what really keep us going. In the texts we read in class, we're not analyzing the general theme. We're analyzing the small things that build up to this theme, the minuscule details that expose the message little by little. 

Anyways, here's a picture of some rocks.