Zeither Casablanca using M. Scott Peck’s concepts of what love is, what it is not (major misconceptions), and what its requirements, risks, and mysteries are. Peck claims that love is a matter of extending oneself to nurture the spiritual growth of others (and oneself), that it is not “falling in love,” which is a “sex linked erotic experience” and thus leaves out love between children and parents or among friends. Peck believes that love demands both effort and courage and that its primary work is attention, most importantly achieved by really listening to another or others. Love involves major risks of loss, of independence, of commitment, and of confrontation. Peck concludes that love requires discipline, recognizes separateness, and remains mysterious.
How does Peck’s understanding of what love is and what it is not, of what it demands, and what its risks are apply to Casablanca or About a Boy? As you did with Peck’s concept of “Discipline” and the film High Noon, use his concept of “Love” as an analytical tool for better understanding the motivation, conflicts, and successes of the main characters in one of these films. How do Peck’s ideas of nurturing the growth of others, of the work of attention demanded by love, of love’s risks and mysteries get played out in the plot and among the characters in Casablanca or About a Boy? In your analysis be sure to include at least three love relationships. What does the film you select teach us about love? What questions about love does this film answer and what questions does it leave us to ponder? For your 2nd English 1A writing assignment I want you to write a 1500-2000 word (6-8 pages) analytical research essay on love and either Casablanca or About a Boy, using M. Scott Peck’s concepts of what love is, what it is not (major misconceptions), and what its requirements, risks, and mysteries are. Peck claims that love is a matter of extending oneself to nurture the spiritual growth of others (and oneself), that it is not “falling in love,” which is a “sex linked erotic experience” and thus leaves out love between children and parents or among friends. Peck believes that love demands both effort and courage and that its primary work is attention, most importantly achieved by really listening to another or others. Love involves major risks of loss, of independence, of commitment, and of confrontation. Peck concludes that love requires discipline, recognizes separateness, and remains mysterious.
How does Peck’s understanding of what love is and what it is not, of what it demands, and what its risks are apply to Casablanca or About a Boy? As you did with Peck’s concept of “Discipline” and the film High Noon, use his concept of “Love” as an analytical tool for better understanding the motivation, conflicts, and successes of the main characters in one of these films. How do Peck’s ideas of nurturing the growth of others, of the work of attention demanded by love, of love’s risks and mysteries get played out in the plot and among the characters in Casablanca or About a Boy? In your analysis be sure to include at least three love relationships. What does the film you select teach us about love? What questions about love does this film answer and what questions does it leave us to ponder? For your 2nd English 1A writing assignment I want you to write a 1500-2000 word (6-8 pages) analytical research essay on love and casablanca, using M. Scott Peck’s concepts of what love is, what it is not (major misconceptions), and what its requirements, risks, and mysteries are. Peck claims that love is a matter of extending oneself to nurture the spiritual growth of others (and oneself), that it is not “falling in love,” which is a “sex linked erotic experience” and thus leaves out love between children and parents or among friends. Peck believes that love demands both effort and courage and that its primary work is attention, most importantly achieved by really listening to another or others. Love involves major risks of loss, of independence, of commitment, and of confrontation. Peck concludes that love requires discipline, recognizes separateness, and remains mysterious.
How does Peck’s understanding of what love is and what it is not, of what it demands, and what its risks are apply to Casablanca or About a Boy? As you did with Peck’s concept of “Discipline” and the film High Noon, use his concept of “Love” as an analytical tool for better understanding the motivation, conflicts, and successes of the main characters in one of these films. How do Peck’s ideas of nurturing the growth of others, of the work of attention demanded by love, of love’s risks and mysteries get played out in the plot and among the characters in Casablanca or About a Boy? In your analysis be sure to include at least three love relationships. What does the film you select teach us about love? What questions about love does this film answer and what questions does it leave us to ponder?
