Friday, September 10, 2010
Dreams vs. Reality
I believe that when Frye stated “What produced the aeroplane is not so much a desire to fly as a rebellion against the tyranny of time and space.” (p.14) he was discussing the idea that humans may invent something for one purpose and realize that what they’ve created could be used for something entirely different. Therefore, giving us the understanding that the desire to fly isn’t as important as the desire to get somewhere quicker and more efficiently. I agree with this phrase for one specific reason that Frye proclaimed “…people don’t get in planes because they want to fly; they get in planes because they want to get somewhere else faster.” It is without a doubt that some aspects of Frye's lecture coincide with McCullough's speech. For instance, when McCullough discusses "The Love of Learning" he doesn't believe you learn information for a specific reason. You learn information for a variety of reasons and Frye has demonstrated the exact same concept through his quotation on aeroplanes.
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I completely agree with the unforseen use for aeroplanes that surfaced despite the planes being originally made for rebelling against our landlocked state. Great connection made with McCullough's speech there and Frye's comment about aeroplanes.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your interpretation of Frye's quote. I really like how you brought in Frye's idea that humans may invent something for one purpose and realize that what they’ve created could be used for something entirely different. I believe that this realization that something can in fact be something entirely different is prevalent throughout our society especially in technology at this time. Good job on this it was great work.
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