HISTORY 202 Chapter 2: Silences Within Silences
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The unearthing of silences requires extra labor at the archives along with a project linked to an interpretation. a. i. 1. The combined silences accrued through the first three steps of the process of historical production intermesh and solidify at the fourth and final moment when retrospective significance itself is produced. a. i. 1. a. This can be created by the actors themselves, as a past within their past, or as a future within their present. a. i. 1. b. The silencing of sans souci could be read as an engraving of christophe himself, the ultimate victor over all mortal enemies. a. i. 1. b. i. The idea that christophe deemed himself one notch about most mortals was well known even in his lifetime. He wanted to control both humans and death himself even in his last moments because he attempted many rituals to restore his health but he shot himself with a silver bullet once he became paralyzed. Christophe indeed defied the future with this a. i. 1. c. a. i. 2. silencing.
