ENGA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dover Beach, Iceberg, Blood Falls
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Rather than occupying the centre,the singer is huddled in the corner. Without his religion, lost his system of beliefs, don"t know if he can go on. The song gestures to most dramatic crisis in 20th century: loss of in a single, commonly held belief or loss in a transcendental certitude. Like dg, everybody else sees him in the spotlight. With this loss, any number of beliefs pour in to fill the void and calm the anxiety. It is the belief that matters not god> humans need to belief something to make order of the world which otherwise border anarchy. Much like religion functioned prior to mid 19th century, these myths all forecast a state not yet reached. Cautionary tail of effects of embracing faith in secular and embracing myths of modernity that make secular seem transcendentali. e perfection, progress. Potential consequences in putting our faith in these myths that shore up our secular beliefs.
