The novel The Daughter of Time makes myself look back of all the past history classes you have taken and questions it accuracy. History is considered the study of past event, which is clearly depicted in this novel. Throughout the novel the character discuss the topic of “Tonypandy”, which was defined as a dramatic story with not a word of the truth in it. Now looking back on my years of history classes, makes me think does all the lesson from history books have another side that we do not see and have a different meaning?
After
consulting a numerous amount of sources Alan and Carradine came across the conclusion
that Richard was not as ruthless as disclosed in elementary history books and a
lot of tonypandy was the cause of people believing he was a murder and that he ate his
way out of the womb. Tonypandy is created by whoever gets to share their story
first and persuade everyone to believe it and later will become the history
that everyone will know. In order for some people to remember one might exaggerate the truth to make it more entertain. Over four hundred years ago when history was made, when this novel was written, the ruler
of the country had all the control. Therefore, no one dared to question them with out
suffering from consequences. In every kingdom there is a villain; however, we
as an audience do not always know the villain’s story. We only see the villain’s
side if one is willing to take on the challenge to search for the truth and go
against the status quo to defend them. This makes me think of newer Disney movies that
share the side of to villains to give an understanding of why they may act a
certain way. This makes one look past the tonypandy and learn what really happened.
Tonypandy can be considered the history that has lasted through time that people have remembered. Whether true of false history is determined by the one that reports it first and that is carried through generations. Tonypandy may survive the facts, only because of the entertainment.
Yes I agree. Whoever is in control has the power to dictate how history will be made. Its also important to think about how we truly do not know the full story based on whoever said it first, especially if its an event where not a lot of people were involved to against what they say. It would be way different in today's time only for the fact that there seems to be people and social media everywhere.
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That is such a great connection! It would always bug me how the older Disney movies would never go into the back stories of the villains. Like how does one become so evil?? Even though in those movies there was probably no excuse for their actions, it's a good point to consider. Someone may have a bad wrap, but why is that? What are the circumstances? And who is the one painting them in this bad light?
ReplyDeleteAmber! I loved how you managed to find a way to relate the book to Disney. Only you could manage that. But its a great connection. We often focus on that first story we heard and we believe it to be true. The one I remember (and it has nothing to do with history really) but is the myth that you have to wait 30 minutes after eating to swim. For the longest time, I believed this and it was miserable. Then one time, I swam right after eating and nothing happened and I realized that everything I had ever known was a lie! Okay, so it wasn't that extreme, but it does show that the first story a person learns sticks with them and that they are unwilling to change their opinions.
ReplyDeleteI feel like if I were in Grant's position, I would be doing the exact same thing; however, I would be using my talent on more recent projects rather than use them on Richard III who is already dead. I agree with him about the life of Richard because after reading into the life of Richard III, I have to think that he was most likely innocent.
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