Summary of Decline of Neatness:
Norman Cousins is the author who attributes the so-called sloppiness virus that infects the wholesome society from three aspects like clothing, speech and relationship.
Cousins takes blue jeans as the example of clothing sloppiness. “Current usage is more reflective of a slavish conformity than a desire of ease.”, he emphasized. We human beings dodge ventionality in purpose, but we still put on a uniform on it. Everyone intend to alienate from the society by means of slavish wearing. Not knowing that everyone attempt to do so, slavish wearing soon become another way to present “ventionality” that they reluctant to obey.
While if sloppiness being applied in speech? The chopped-up phrases would be the proper representative compare with any other. Phrases like”you know” or “I mean” to cover up a damnable incoherence. Neatness in language should be as important as in dressing. Language violence has no difference with handgun possession. Our language is so foul that screenwriters themselves they avoid turning it in scripts. Not only entertainment but daily life fosters casual attitudes toward violence and brutality. People would also have the habit of doing everything run the risk of feeling nothing with casual attitude; it would create a sex fiend, moreover. According to Cousins, he claims that respect for the shortcoming of human is the most essential course in education. The first aim of education is to cultivate the respect of life, for that beean deadening of everything and feeling.
To sum up, Cousins doesn’t want to return Victorian’s etiquette but he hopes that calculated sloppiness would disappear in someday. Also, he hopes that people could response truly from films to show their genuine love and respect to human beings. Last but no least, school might foster the conception of things are rewarding than creativity in some aspects.
Response of Decline of Neatness:
Human being are gifted to be sensitive of untidy, uncomfortable wearing or appearance. But seems that contemporary people intend to violate the gift that creator owed to them. The rising of blue jeans is the best example of it. People tend to wear in depraved., making themselves like a homeless person with torn wearing. The motivation for them to do so is unique. Standing out from the crowd, distinguished from the people, make them self more characteristic than others. Namely, they hope to catch eye from other.
However, I think that they do not figure out that if every one want to be their so-called unique through same way. Everyone still the same, therefore, in vain. That is quite ridiculous and ironic. After all, they have devoted endeavoring to make themselves become unique but still in vain. Why they need to work a lot and no repay at last? The reason why could be traced to lack of confidence. For them , depraved wearing, looking is just a tunnel to obtain confidence. That is a morbid habit, I think.
Someone may claimed that they are just pursue or elaborate their creativity. I have to quoted from the author , few things are more rewarding than genuine creativity. Respect is one of precious and essential element they must to posses of. Creativity is an excuse. You can not say like that I am elaborate linguistic creativity so I could say anything I want it is my freedom. Such impractical vocabulary should in the condition of not violate other people. With this premise, everything will in peace. Seems that people do not have conception about it , that’s why there are numerous violence event would be printed on the newspaper.
What it a good appearance? It is a hard question. However, to be tidy and clear is easy. Nowadays, youngsters pay more attention on themselves. They only wear clothes which they want or like. The main purpose of dressing for young people is to attract other people’s attention. However, most of the time, the reason that the clothes can capture people’s eye is not because it is beautiful, it is because it is weird and strange.
回覆刪除In my own opinion, I think people, especially young people, should learn and know to wear the right costume and accessories. For example, when we go to a company to apply for job, we should not wear old jeans full of holes or put on slippers. The rule is simple. However, it is hard to obey rules for youngsters.