One of the sections in Erard’s text that stood out to me was the paragraph on the metaphor about childhood resilience that compared an orchid to a dandelion. This metaphor evoked different emotions depending on who the reader was. I thought it was interesting how the public who had children viewed the metaphor as being offensive to their children, while the journalists thought that the quote was meaningful. Because of their difference of interpreting the quote, it made the author rethink about the metaphors that they were creating and how they could improve it. I liked how the author was able to describe this problem and show how metaphors have to be carefully crafted so that the same meaning can be understood by everyone. Erard also described what metaphors are by using other metaphors to explain his ideas. He proceeded to give examples using different parts of a home and explained how metaphors have to be created keeping in mind what the emotional responses of people would be, as well as is making sure that they will understand the meaning behind the metaphor without it being misinterpreted.
Another section that I noticed was interesting was the section about Sam Glucksberg and how he mentions the idea of ‘dual reference’. While I was reading this, I made a connection to James Geary’s TED talk, “Metaphorically Speaking” because there was a section where he discussed the idea about how sentences can be literally false but can still be metaphorically true. Words can have different meanings and perceptions based on what context they are viewed in.
Fantastic work. I’m so glad you made a connection around the idea of dual reference. I’m guessing you may be able to complicate Khullar’s essay by continuing to build connections along this line of thought. Well done!
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