ENGL 1101 Lecture 3: Mimesis
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Purpose: to represent the original faithfully (i. e. as closely as possible) Grant wood"s purpose: depict life in late 19th century iowa, accurately represent the people, house, etc. *not aware of purpose (didn"t know it wasn"t supposed to be a modern couple) *he lived in the city, not a rural area. *he"s an important artist, so people went looking for a deeper meaning. *hard to detect whether satire is or isn"t present without a voice (i. e. difficult to tell what the tone of the painting is) *great depression: people might have been expecting social commentary. Original hg --> images that readers create in their heads.
