Statments for perspectives

Statments for perspectives

Thesis statements for Perspectives:
 All representations are merely the composer’s perspective (and thus skewed by their values/context).
 Composers often manipulate representations for their own purpose.
 Showing two perspectives in a text may influence the responder to assume the composer is being balanced and unbiased.
 The prejudice/bias of a composer can influence the way in which a character or place is represented in a text.
 The memory of an event can fade, creating an unreliable narrator and thus an unreliable perspective of a character, place or event.
 Individuals can be selective in their choice when representing a person, event or place and omit key elements, controlling the reaction of the responder.
 Texts can present conflicting perspectives on a character/place/event different to those accepted by the public, thus challenging established perceptions.
 Texts which represent people/places/events enter into dialogue with the wider discourse surrounding that subject.
 Texts which represent people and events enter into dialogue with the wider discourse surrounding that subject.

 Perspectives are not static but rather change over time.

 Perspectives can be influenced by motive and purpose and hence can conflict with others’ interpretations.

 Conflicting perspectives exist because of the inherent subjectivity of composers.

 All representations of people, events and situations are merely the composer’s perception; thus there is never any truth in texts, for the subjectivity of them means that they are all fragments creating a whole.

 At the heart of conflicting representation are acts of deliberate selection and emphasis.

 Conflicting perspectives are irreconcilable.

 Conflicting perspectives lack objectivity and are therefore questionable.

 Conflicting perspectives are exacerbated by new ideas.

 Conflicting perspectives can be influenced by motive.
 Different perspectives make life richer and...

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