Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Why I'd choose The man




Why I'd choose the man.
Vanity perhaps? Appearance drives our natural instincts, which are influenced by media and culture. We search for others like us and others that are attractive to us. Looks are the first thing we notice about a person, but are these things strong enough to argue for a change in our lovers? Perhaps for me it is the aspect that you can have the best of both worlds. Your person doesn't change because their appearance changes, maybe it would after a while, or maybe not. But, the person you fell in love with is in there. I always thought that this is what I would want. But I cannot imagine giving up the face, the eyes, the nose, or hair, that I love. There is something more to physical appearance. Perhaps I am moving into the realm of misplaced concreteness. It seems some what selfish to want the beast if the man was a man first. Or another question that is brought up with this argument is would you still love the man if he turned into a beast. The stories tell us no, but add a little misplaced concreteness, subtract a bit of vanity, and of course you would love your person even if they gained a horrible scar that made them look hideous, or if they grew a little hair on their chest. Taylor's argument is impossibly beautiful and extremely difficult to argue against, especially since she has written such a wonder full paper, so I won't try any harder than I already have, because she has won me over and I am not capable to make this decision. I would love the person beast or man, but a nice handsome man wouldn't be too hard to get use to, if the person inside stayed the same.



No comments: