EN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Panopticism, Fathom, High Guard
4 Sep 2016
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Michael foucault"s panopticism is easily recognized as being one of the most complex works to english literature. It encompasses many multifaceted ideas and intertwines them by the end of the passage to one, throwing readers for a loop and often leaving them only more confused after reading it than before. By being able to critique some of the most difficult parts and trying to make meaning out of them, readers gain a new perspective of the works and may be able to connect more with the passage at hand. One of the most complex parts for myself while reading this excerpt was at the very beginning, when the measures taken when the plague appeared in a town at the end of the 17th century are presented. I don"t think necessarily that this is a hard concept to understand, but moreso hard to fathom that in such an unestablished time, people were taking harsh measures against disease.
