Comments on: On jumping to conclusions

By: Insect's hibernation ends

Insect's hibernation ends — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:14:30 +0000

In Japan there are various persons, some are well behaved, some are otherwise. All are not always well educated.
I know what you wanted to say. Now I am absorbed in reading ‘The Lion ,the Witch and the Wardrobe’, and involved in the supernatural world and characters such as elves, fairies and witches in a very fantastical mood. It’s very nice.

By: tink

tink — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:46:57 +0000

I see what you mean. Since I don’t know what the commenter wrote precisely, I supposed her knowledge about Lewis or report of Lewis’ other work might have influenced her when reading the current our book. All of us could fall into seeing/reading things biased by our knowledge if we are not careful enough, I think. So, as you introduced us the attitude of “new criticism” (as the comment to youe next entry), close and objective reading while focusing on writers’ sentences is important. I understand that is the way you’ve guided us when we’ve been reading excerpts from books. Right?

By: Marc Sheffner

Marc Sheffner — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:10:16 +0000

Thanks for commenting. I wanted to say that, there is nothing particularly Christian about the behaviour of any of the characters in chapter 1 or 2. They are all well educated and well behaved. They could be Japanese, or Argentinian, or Arab.

By: tink

tink — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:21:52 +0000

In our everyday life, we as readers are constantly faced or challenged with various different ideas and opinions. Some catch my attentions and I find agreement, disagreement, or partly so, almost instantly or by examining them. There are times I feel I’m thrown at by the ideas when the impact is immense. So I think I know how the commenter “felt.”

As I read a little more about him and his works, I’ve come to know Lewis lived on Christian principle without compromise after conversion. Like Ayn Rand, he projected his ideas formidably into his books based on his principle, and I think he just wanted to describe what he believed.