Hey, there are some questions for your books ask <3 The Canterbury tales, The crucible, Flowers for Algernon, Lord of the flies, To kill a mockinbird
the canterbury tales: if someone is hypocritical, do you point it out?
Hm. Well, I deeply loathe hypocrisy. Like, if you pull that shtick in front of me, you’ll be dead to me as a person and potential ‘whatever you could have been one day’ in a milisec. Really. During the years I have encountered many individuals engaging in this sort of behaviour like a snake shedding its skin and, well, it makes me cringe inside every time I have to encounter it.
Do I point it out, though? I’m not the type to relish in embarassing people in public either, no matter what they do, so probably not. If the person means something to me, I’d point it out to them in private and wait what happens. If the person does either continue like that or is someone I’ve met for the first time I will instead simply cut contact. Might sound harsh, but I would love me some honesty and realness in any kind of relationship.
I guess I just don’t like two-faced people. Except Two-Face from Batman but you know what I mean ok? ok!
the crucible: how heavily do you depend on others when forming opinions?
When I was younger, I’ve let myself influence pretty easily by others when it came to a handful of topics I tore my heart upon. I mean, it’s just how school is, right? Your little mind gets thrown in with a bunch of half-made people, trying to find your own personality somewhere hidden inside the dark mass they call society, crunched in toilet cabins and class rooms - forming your own identity is hard work, especially these days.
In the here and now I still get influenced by people in the aftermath, even if I don’t want to. You can never shake off or avoid all of the influence, it comes to you naturally when you’re around people, watching them, hearing their words, trying to turn left when they turn right…
Well, I like to think I take a firmer stand on forming my own opinions these days. I don’t need and don’t want to need others to help me with that except when I ask for some input on purpose - so more often than not I’m making up my own mind, even if I might appear stubborn because of it.
flowers for algernon: how much potential do you think you have?
Earlier this year I’d have been too shy or nervous to say that I have any potential at all. Yet now I think I have potential when it comes to artistic devices such as drawing and writing, breaking something out of the construct of my mind and mould it to life - or onto a page at least. I don’t know how I should measure my current potential nor my future one. I also think I haven’t exploited my full potential yet and maybe I never will, just as most people are struggling with. So, in conclusion I think I have potential, yes. But then again, everyone has some :3
lord of the flies: what motivates you best?
Little things sow great impact. A song or rain tipping on your window can do wonders when you’re feeling restless. A hot shower might channel your inner story-teller or artist and so does a nice cup of coffee. Strangely also darkness, or the night in general, seems to motivate me - I tend to work better and more efficiently soon as dusk pays me a visit and the moon creeps over.
to kill a mockingbird: do you believe something has value simply because it’s beautiful?
Depends on how one defines beauty in our era. In opposition to this question one could say - do you believe something has no value simply because it’s ugly? - which puts me quite on edge to be honest. So if one means beautiful in a purely physical or asthetic sense there, I’d have to say… hm. No. More often than not beauty is found in what people consider as ugly and vice versa. I would not put too much thought about any value to something only because it’s pleasing or displeasing to the eye.
