In chapter 2, Albert Knox states that "It seems if in the process of growing up, we lose the ability to wonder about the world". What does he mean? Do you agree with him? Explain why or why not using examples [from this first section of the novel P1-120] and your own life experiences.
From what I can understand, Albert Knox is trying to say, the process of growing up causes us to become adapted to the world’s existence that we no longer find it "extraordinary" as it is now a "habit". By becoming so used to the world through time and maturing, we lose our curiosity of how it existed as we lose our "faculty of wonder" and we end up becoming "the apathetic and indifferent".
Through the process of growing up, our lives changes through what we experience and learn. As a child, we are naturally curious as we haven’t experienced as much compared to the adults that have spent a longer period of time on earth. So we ask questions to cure our curiosity. But if these questions could not be answered as they are either too full of meaning for us to understand or there simply isn’t an answer, we move on to find other questions which can be answered. However, we do not completely forget about the questions that cannot be wondered we just tend to leave them somewhere in the back of our minds which are usually just neglected. I don’t totally agree with Albert Knox’s statement as I believe that as we grow up we don’t lose our ability to wonder, we simply wonder less as our minds are engrossed with other thoughts of life.
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I think your words are very true. We simply just don't start looking for answers that we will probably never find out. Why should we go looking for them when it will just be a waste of time?
I agree with your blog especially the part on how a child curiousity about the world compared to an adult is much bigger and therefore ask more questions.
It seems like throughout the whole blog you disagree with Albert Knox, but at the end you seem to agree with him in some way as you say "dont totally agree" . What do you agree with Albert Knox's statement?
there is a part of your blog which is very true, and I cannot agree anymore.
Many Adults are too preoccupied, and cannot find the time to sit and think about certain things.
Children however, are definately very curious creatures, and always want to know more.
But I do not completely agree with you when you said adults leave and move on to questions that ARE answerable. In fact i believe adults actually try to find answers to questions that are not answerable. this curiousity, increases 'wonder'.
BUT! i have to say, you made brilliant points, ones that i dint think of when writing my blog. so AWESOME JOB! =)
"By becoming so used to the world through time & maturing, we lose our curiosity of how it existed as we lose our "faculty of wonder".
Actually, I would have to disagree with that. I don't think we ever lose our curiosity at whatever age. Many have seen the world longer than we have and contributed much to society with their ideas. That doesn't mean they've become the "apathetic and indifferent".
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