Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Beauty by Susan Sontag
ââ¬Å"The privileges of beauty are immenseâ⬠said Cocteau. To be sure, beauty is a form of power. And deservedly so. What is Lamentable is that it is the only form of power that most women are encouraged to seek. This power is always conceived in relation to men; is not the power to do but the power to attract. â⬠¦. or renounced with out social censure. â⬠ââ¬â here she states that beauty is a power that us women or men have naturally, we have the power to attract what we want and donââ¬â¢t want. For the Greeks, beauty was a virtue: a kind of excellence. Person then were assumed to be what we now have to callââ¬âlamely, enviouslyââ¬âwhole personâ⬠¦.. beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kindâ⬠-here she explains how theirs two types of beauty the ââ¬Å"insideâ⬠beauty and the ââ¬Å"outsideâ⬠beauty. In Susan Sontag informative piece entitled ââ¬Å"Beautyâ⬠she discusses her logical thoughts of the beauty of a women an d a men, and of how beauty has changed over the centuries. Susan uses Logical appeals to evoke her philosophy of beauty.She says ââ¬Å"The privileges of beauty are immenseâ⬠said Cocteau. To be sure, beauty is a form of power. And deservedly so. What is Lamentable is that it is the only form of power that most women are encouraged to seek. This power is always conceived in relation to men; is not the power to do but the power to attract. â⬠¦. or renounced with out social censure. â⬠Here Susan states that beauty is a power that us women or men have naturally, we have the power to attract what we want and donââ¬â¢t want.She as well mentions, ââ¬Å"For the Greeks, beauty was a virtue: a kind of excellence. Person then were assumed to be what we now have to callââ¬âlamely, enviouslyââ¬âwhole personâ⬠¦.. beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kindâ⬠Which here she explains how theirs two types of beauty the ââ¬Å"insideâ⬠beauty and the ââ¬Å"outsideâ⬠beauty. Susan is very informative with her logical examples that she makes a clear point in the passage, about beauty has changing through out the centuries but ââ¬Å"insideâ⬠beauty and ââ¬Å"outsideâ⬠beauty remains the same. Beauty by Susan Sontag ââ¬Å"The privileges of beauty are immenseâ⬠said Cocteau. To be sure, beauty is a form of power. And deservedly so. What is Lamentable is that it is the only form of power that most women are encouraged to seek. This power is always conceived in relation to men; is not the power to do but the power to attract. â⬠¦. or renounced with out social censure. â⬠ââ¬â here she states that beauty is a power that us women or men have naturally, we have the power to attract what we want and donââ¬â¢t want. For the Greeks, beauty was a virtue: a kind of excellence. Person then were assumed to be what we now have to callââ¬âlamely, enviouslyââ¬âwhole personâ⬠¦.. beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kindâ⬠-here she explains how theirs two types of beauty the ââ¬Å"insideâ⬠beauty and the ââ¬Å"outsideâ⬠beauty. In Susan Sontag informative piece entitled ââ¬Å"Beautyâ⬠she discusses her logical thoughts of the beauty of a women an d a men, and of how beauty has changed over the centuries. Susan uses Logical appeals to evoke her philosophy of beauty.She says ââ¬Å"The privileges of beauty are immenseâ⬠said Cocteau. To be sure, beauty is a form of power. And deservedly so. What is Lamentable is that it is the only form of power that most women are encouraged to seek. This power is always conceived in relation to men; is not the power to do but the power to attract. â⬠¦. or renounced with out social censure. â⬠Here Susan states that beauty is a power that us women or men have naturally, we have the power to attract what we want and donââ¬â¢t want.She as well mentions, ââ¬Å"For the Greeks, beauty was a virtue: a kind of excellence. Person then were assumed to be what we now have to callââ¬âlamely, enviouslyââ¬âwhole personâ⬠¦.. beauty would be matched by beauty of the other kindâ⬠Which here she explains how theirs two types of beauty the ââ¬Å"insideâ⬠beauty and the ââ¬Å"outsideâ⬠beauty. Susan is very informative with her logical examples that she makes a clear point in the passage, about beauty has changing through out the centuries but ââ¬Å"insideâ⬠beauty and ââ¬Å"outsideâ⬠beauty remains the same.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.